Malta Legal bid seeks to stop Malta's political parties owning TV stations In a historic case that could change the face of the Maltese media, one independent news outlet is taking on the political establishment to restore impartiality to the airwaves. 25/01/2021
Turkey Turkish court convicts exiled journalist Can Dundar The court in Istanbul found the journalist guilty of “obtaining secret documents for espionage” and “aiding a terrorist organisation,” on Wednesday. 23/12/2020
Poland Poland: Fears for press freedom as state firm buys private media group Critics of the right-wing government called it a dark day for media freedom, since it effectively means the government is seizing control of an important publisher of independent news. 08/12/2020
France Independent commission to examine France's controversial security law Article 24 of the proposed bill makes it illegal to share images of law enforcement officers for "malicious purposes". The proposed bill comes as "shocking" and "unbearable" images of police violence were released in recent days. 26/11/2020
Bulgaria Bulgarian national radio chief hits out against political interference He told Euronews he was disgruntled by the "lipservice" he said the government paid to enacting real change in a country that has been labelled "the black sheep of the European Union" by Reporters Without Borders. 17/11/2020
Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia: The fight for truth continues three years on Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed when a bomb planted in her car detonated. The fight to uncover the truth behind her murder and closure for her family continues to shake Malta to its foundations. 16/10/2020
Italy Cartoon contest bids to highlight perils of political satire in Europe The international contest brought cartoonists from 44 countries together in a celebration of the freedom of expression. 24/09/2020
View ‘Down with Satire!’ How our right to freedom of expression is being eroded ǀ View Freedom of expression - through satire, cartoons and so on - is being eroded by self-censorship. Despite it being a fundamental cornerstone of European culture, we are becoming afraid to be irreverent. 24/09/2020
Cult World Press Cartoon awards face down censorship Resistance to censorship was a central theme of the World Press Cartoon awards in Portugal and the subsequent ongoing exhibition. The ceremony also managed to sucessfully navigate COVID-imposed restrictions. 24/09/2020
Belarus Belarusian journalists face charges for covering protests Belarus authorities say nearly 40 people remain in custody pending court hearings, as more anti-Lukashenko protests take place. 02/09/2020
Cult New Press Museum in Vietnam skirts round thorny issues But the Hanoi Museum doesn't appear to address questions about contemporary media freedom, as Vietnam ranks only 175th out of 180 nations in Journalists’ Without Borders press freedom league table 18/07/2020
