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Italian journalist held in Turkey goes on hunger strike

An Italian journalist has gone on hunger strike in Turkey after over a week in detention without charge or access to legal representation.

USA

Pulitzers 2017: The Washington Post and New York Times win prizes for work on Trump and Putin

An investigation into Donald Trump’s election campaign by The Washington Post and a series of articles by The New York Times on president Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia power abroad, were

Turkey

Germany is finally granted a consular visit to jailed 'Die Welt' journalist

Jailed Die Welt journalist held in 'solitary confinement' in a Turkish prison according to German diplomat

My Europe Series

The EU and Poland is the 'marriage' heading for the divorce courts

Thousands of Polish women have protested against the politics of the populist right-wing government in Warsaw.

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USA

Tom Hanks sends coffee machine to White House press corps

Actor Tom Hanks has sent an espresso machine to the White House press corps to keep the journalists fuelled in their coverage of Donald Trump’s first days as…

Georgia

Thousands rally in Georgia to back opposition TV station

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Sunday to protest what they say is an attempt by the government to clamp down on the country’s most popular TV…

France

Cartoonists 'still facing death threats' two years on from Charlie Hebdo

Cartoonists continue to ‘pay a high price for their irony’, it’s been claimed, two years since Islamists stormed Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris and killed 12…

World News

Journalists at risk

An annual 'round-up' from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) details the growing threat of detention, abduction and murder faced by journalists

Poland

Protests in Poland continue over 'anti-democracy' moves

Demonstrations spilled into a fourth day on Monday over measures seen as attempts to cement the government's grip on power.

Poland

Poland: third day of 'press freedom protests' sees President Duda offer to mediate

A third day of protests has taken place against plans by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PIS) to restrict journalists’ access to parliamentary sessions.

Poland

EU Council President Donald Tusk wades in to Polish 'press freedom' row

EU Council President Donald Tusk weighs in on the contentious subject of press freedom in Poland, as protests take place in the capital.

Poland

Protest broken up outside Poland's parliament

Police have forcibly broken up a demonstration that had blocked the exits from the Polish parliament. Warsaw police spokesperson Mariusz Mrozek denied the use of tear gas.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Media & conflicts: domestic and international media threatened in Central Africa

Ethnic conflicts, political instability and starvation characterize the realities of Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. The Foreign press seems indifferent to the massacres taking place in thes

Gaza

Media & conflicts: the Israeli-Palestinian case

The Middle East remains a region that draws the attention of the public because of the many conflicts in the area. According to INFOCORE, a study that investigates the role the media plays in violent

World News

Media & conflicts: dangerous liaisons, an INFOCORE study reveals

The media's role in the management, prevention and resolution of violent conflicts is more crucial than ever. Euronews spoke to experts from INFOCORE, an international research project, investigating

Kosovo

Media & conflicts: the challenges of Kosovo and of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

In the Balkans, the foreign media played a key role in raising awareness about the bloodshed taking place in the region, and in influencing international public opinion regarding a military interventi

World News

Turkey's crackdown on journalists and MPs provokes protests Europe-wide

Protests take place in Turkey and across Europe in support of the opposition journalists and pro-Kurdish MPs arrested this week.

Turkey

More arrests and court hearings in Turkey

Nine journalists from Turkey's pro-opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been remanded in custody in Istanbul.

Turkey

Turkey orders formal arrest of Cumhuriyet executives and journalists

Turkish authorities have reportedly ordered the formal arrest of nine executives and journalists of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper.

Europe News

EU's 'dirty deal' with Turkey is a 'betrayal' of European values, says Turkish journalist

Can Dundar is the former editor-in-chief of Cumhumriyet, a newspaper that is staunchly critical of the Turkish government.