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Belarus

Belarus extends crackdown on opposition and independent media

Among those targeted on Friday were journalists linked to the Polish TV channel, Belsat, and the US-funded RFE/RL broadcaster.

Russia

Russia outlaws investigative media outlet Proekt calling it a 'threat'

Proekt has previously published reports exposing alleged corruption and abuses by wealthy officials close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Belarus

Belarus targets leading opposition news website Nasha Niva

Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists.

My Europe Series

Slovenia's EU presidency off to a rough start

Slovenia has kicked off its six-month EU Council presidency, with Prime Minister Janez Janša already under fire for attacking judges and name-shaming journalists.

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Hungary

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán a 'predator', says Reporters Without Borders

Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on its list of “predators" for attacking media freedoms.

Russia

Russia targets investigative journalists with raids in media crackdown

Police raided the homes of journalists from the Proekt online outlet. The website was investigating the wealth of Russia's interior minister.

China

Last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily forced to close

Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper will publish its last edition on Thursday, highlighting China's increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city.

China

Pro-democracy newspaper editors arrested under Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of Apple Daily on suspicion of collusion with a “foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security.”

Belarus

Lukashenko 'doesn't care what international community thinks'

Dr. Nigel Gould-Davies in London. He's a Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and also the former British Ambassador to Belarus. He told Euronews that he's "shocked and surprised" by Sunday's incident

France

France's top court rejects move to restrict images of police

France's constitutional council rejects controversial move to restrict images of police

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary is not a semi-dictatorship, Klubrádió didn't comply | View

Klubrádió's owner omitted a few important facts, writes Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary is becoming a semi-dictatorship as the EU watches idly | View

"The EU has ignored the fact that within its borders a government is disregarding democratic values, leading the country towards populist-nationalist semi-dictatorship while they collect European taxpayers’ money."

Europe News

Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists

"There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy."

World News

Which countries are Europe's worst for journalistic freedom?

Monday marks World Press Freedom Day, so amid what RSF has called a ‘dramatic deterioration in access to information’, Euronews takes a look at the 10 worst countries in Europe for press freedom.

World News

Pandemic causes ‘dramatic deterioration’ to news access, watchdog says

Reporters without Borders warns governments are using the coronavirus pandemic as a means to crack down on freedom of the press.

Sweden

China's embassy in Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist

China's embassy in Sweden has engaged in a public spat with Swedish politicians after its ambassador was accused of “threatening” a journalist.

Hungary

Klubrádió: Frequency to be taken over by group close to Orbán

The liberal-leaning commercial station was one of the only remaining opposition radio voices in Hungary.

Hungary

Let us into hospitals to show real COVID picture, says Hungary's media

A government decree bans journalists from reporting inside hospitals or interviewing health care professionals. Journalists say this risks "exacerbating the epidemic".

Russia

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta 'hit by chemical attack'

The investigative newspaper has faced multiple attacks over the years, including the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Myanmar

Myanmar junta orders shutdown of five media outlets

All five networks had been offering extensive live coverage of the protests. The military government has detained dozens of journalists since the coup.