Russia Russian official says spying allegations relate to work as journalist The lawyer of Ivan Safronov, who is accused of spying for a NATO country, says the allegations against him relate to his work as a journalist. 09/07/2020
Hungary Hungary's main online news site says independence 'in danger' Index is among a handful of independent outlets whose finances and freedom to operate have been curtailed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's efforts to control more of Hungary's media. 22/06/2020
USA 'Trump's press demonisation pays off': Attacks on US journalists soar Of the 143 alleged assaults, 49 were physical attacks on journalists (31 by police), 50 injuries by projectile and rubber bullets, 35 instances of tear gas use and 21 of pepper spray. 03/06/2020
United Kingdom Prince Harry & Meghan Markle tell tabloids: 'We won't engage with you' "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be engaging with your outlet. There will be no corroboration and zero engagement," Harry and Meghan have told Britain's The Daily Mail, The Sun, Mirror, and Express. 20/04/2020
Inspire Middle East Activist Kerry Kennedy says the Middle East region is in transition With an uncle who served as a President of the United States, and a father who ran for office, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy has a unique perspective on the state of politics and a free press in her homeland today. 10/04/2020
Inspire Middle East How are translations between English and Arabic helping to tackle misinformation? Iraqi students from the University of Mosul are on a mission to share English content with their peers in Arabic. 10/04/2020
brussels bureau 'There is definitely a clause' to scrap Orban's state of emergency The Hungarian emergency law would enable Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rule by decree. This happens in other countries, but critics say the Hungarian emergency law has no clear limitation in time - therefore a risk for the rule of law. 02/04/2020
The Cube Wikipedia restored in Turkey after being banned for over 2 years Wikipedia restored in Turkey after being banned for over 2 years | #TheCube 16/01/2020
Russia Russia media freedom under threat as Putin puts pressure on the press Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two controversial security bills into law. One will require certain technology sold in the country to include pre-installed software from the government, the other would designate certain journalists and bloggers as "foreign agents." 04/12/2019
View What happened in the Hungarian media could happen in your country too ǀ View Over the past nine years, public affairs have gradually become the private affairs of people with power, and every relevant law, regulation and practice echoes this shift in perspective. Government officials and politicians treat journalists asking them questions as if we were invading their privacy 21/11/2019
Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia: Detained Maltese businessman released on bail A prominent businessman arrested over the murder of Malta journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was released on bail on Thursday evening. 19/11/2019
View “We can’t complain.” How Turkey is leading a crackdown at home as its tanks roll into Syria ǀ View The extent of the latest crackdown on civil liberties in Turkey, in the context of the military offensive, raises serious concern that authorities are now using war in northern Syria as a pretext to further crush dissent and inflict fear. 01/11/2019
Malta Malta press freedom 'dire' two years on from journalist's murder The climate of press freedom in Malta "remains dire" two years after investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb, Reporters Without Borders has claimed in a comprehensive new report. 16/10/2019
View Why do the British despise Meghan Markle? A private letter offers clues ǀ View Public opinion has never really been on Meghan's side. But her estrangement from her father has been the source of substantial (and unfair) judgement. 03/10/2019
no comment French activists stage stunt at Saudi consulate over Khashoggi killing Two-dozen Reporters Without Borders (RSF) activists dropped dismembered mannequins outside the Saudi Arabian consulate in France. It was to mark a year since the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2, 2018. 01/10/2019
Russia Not all journalists in Russia get the same support as Ivan Golunov Unprecedented solidarity helped Russia's journalists to a rare victory over the state when freelancer Ivan Golunov was released earlier this year. But such support is not afforded to all journalists in Russia, who face pressure and fabricated cases, too. 26/07/2019
world news Journalists protest against alleged police violence in Hong Kong 10,000 people also marched in the border town of Sha Tin calling for genuinely democratic voting in the former British colony. A handful called for an independent Hong Kong. 14/07/2019
Morocco Morocco criticised over press freedom after journalist's fine A journalist has criticised Morocco over press freedom after being fined for allegedly not having the right media accreditation. 11/07/2019
Turkey Turkish think tank report condemned for profiling Turkish journalists A union of Turkish journalists filed a legal complaint over a report that accuses journalists in foreign news media of anti-government bias while covering Turkey. 08/07/2019
Russia Russian investigative journalist put under house arrest Authorities said they found illegal substances, first in a rucksack being carried by Ivan Golunov and later in his Moscow apartment on Thursday. 08/06/2019
Australia Police in Australia search headquarters of ABC News in Sydney ABC says the operation was in relation to its 2017 reports about alleged misconduct by Australian troops in Afghanistan 05/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis: Press freedom is key indicator of country's health In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and continue reporting on the troubling conditions of suffering people who no longer make it into daily headlines 19/05/2019
brussels bureau European press freedom 'almost catastrophically bad' While Europe is ranked higher than in other regions when it comes to press freedom, rights groups say much more needs to be done. 06/05/2019
World World Press Freedom Day: 15 journalists killed this year, says NGO "A free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information," the UN Secretary-General said on Friday. 03/05/2019
Turkey Meet the Turkish cartoonist jailed over making a holiday booking “We have to stand tall against this suppressing, cruel attitude. There is no way we should yield or step back. Our children, grandchildren are living in this country. This is our country and we love our country and we will stay here and go into jail again if we have to.” 27/04/2019
world news Reporters living in 'intense climate of fear', says press freedom body Journalists in Europe and around the world are risking violence and persecution according to the international watchdog Reporters Without Borders 18/04/2019
