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USA

Biden attends first White House correspondents' dinner since pandemic

“What's clear ... is that the free press matters more than you ever did in the last century,” US President Joe Biden said while addressing the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner in years.

Europe News

EU proposes law to combat 'gag orders' on journalists and activists

Press freedom activists have welcomed the move as a "first step".

Russia

Leading Russian independent newspaper shuts down amid media crackdown

Novaya Gazeta said they'd had two warnings from Russian press watchdog Roskomnadzor, which put their operating licence at risk.

Belarus

Nasha Niva: Belarusian journalists jailed in latest media crackdown

The independent newspaper was blocked by Belarus in July and banned as an "extremist" entity in November.

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My Europe Series

Do proposed reforms of Spain's controversial 'gag law' go far enough?

The "gag law" has been described as the greatest blow to civil and political liberties since Spain's return to democracy. But do proposed reforms go far enough?

China

Foreign journalists in China face 'unprecedented hurdles', says report

Media freedom in China is declining at a "breakneck speed", according to a new report from foreign journalists.

Turkey

President Erdogan issues order to media to "protect Turkish values"

A circular from Erdogan published in the Official Gazetter states that all precautions would be taken against productions that negatively affect the family, children and youth.

Slovenia

Euroviews. EU leaders must pay attention to civic freedoms in Slovenia | View

Thirty years after the EU formally recognised Slovenian independence, one of its former champions is presiding over an erosion of press freedom and civil society. Act now before it's too late, warns CIVICUS researcher Aarti Narsee.

China

Hong Kong pro-democracy website Stand News closes after police raid

Stand News was one of the last remaining openly critical voices in Hong Kong following the shutdown of the Apple Daily newspaper.

My Europe Series

Rule of law in the EU: Is Slovenia following Hungary's path?

The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on the backsliding of EU values in Slovenia, without the votes of the powerful EPP centre-right group.

Hungary

UN Special Rapporteur says press freedom is under threat in Hungary

The Central European country has been widely attacked for curtailing independent media and smear campaigns against human rights defenders.

My Europe Series

Meet one of the last independent journalists forced out of Belarus

One journalist who recently left Belarus told Euronews that the situation for reporters is so dangerous in the country that very few remain.

Europe Decoded

Greek journalists call for new 'fake news' law to be withdrawn

A Greek journalists' union says the new legal amendment could endanger the right to press freedom and needs to be rewritten.

Netherlands

New tribunal to investigate journalists' deaths created in The Hague

A new report by UNESCO suggests a staggering six journalists have been killed worldwide every month in the past five years.

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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange march to London's High Court

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange march to London's High Court

Slovenia

Slovenian news agency director quits role over government pressure

The head of the Slovenian STA news agency has said that he "cannot accept the conditions imposed" by the country's government.

Poland

EU 'closely' monitoring media in Poland after TVN24 licence extended

Poland has extended a broadcasting license to Discovery's TVN24 but also adopted a resolution against foreign ownership in Polish media companies.

Poland

'There will be no Polexit': Kaczynski says Poland's future is in EU

The leader of the ruling party says Poland's future is in the European Union, but that the country wants to remain "sovereign".

Belarus

Belarus carries out fresh raids at private news agency belaPAN

Belarus police searched and detained employees of the independent news agency belaPAN in an escalating crackdown on the media.

Russia

BBC condemns expulsion of its Moscow correspondent

The Russian foreign ministry said the move came in retaliation to Britain's "persecution of Russian journalists".