Turkey 'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover Press freedom is thrown into question as Turkish authorities fire tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds protesting the state takeover of Zaman newspaper. 05/03/2016
no comment Turkish police fire tear gas amid protests over newspaper raid Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic pellets to disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the country’s biggest newspaper, “Zaman” 05/03/2016
Turkey Turkey: heightened concerns over press freedom as Zaman reopens Turkey's top-selling opposition newspaper reopens following a state takeover that has once more thrown into question press freedom. 05/03/2016
Turkey Turkish police turn water cannon and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul Police in Istanbul used water canon and tear gas on a crowd trying to prevent them entering the offices of Turkey’s top-selling newspaper. State 05/03/2016
Turkey Release of Turkish journalists 'a clear defeat' for Erdogan The release of two Turkish journalists has been described by one of them as a “clear defeat” for the country’s president. Can Dundar from 02/03/2016
USA Watch: Photographer thrown to the floor at Donald Trump rally Things are heating up ahead of Super Tuesday on the US campaign trail. Video footage has emerged seemingly showing Chris Morris, a Time magazine 01/03/2016
world news Turkey: Erdogan says he won't 'accept' or 'respect' court decision to free journalists The controversial case of two Turkish journalists, who were freed from detention on Friday, has again provoked the wrath of president Recep Tayyip 28/02/2016
Turkey Turkey frees journalists after court rules detention violated their rights Turkey has freed two prominent journalists after the country’s top court ruled their detention violated their rights. The arrest of Can Dundar 26/02/2016
Unreported Europe Determined youth of Poland use social media to battle right-wing shift Since the end of last year, Poland has been ruled by a populist right-wing government trying to get a hold of public media and the Constitutional Court. But student Artur Sierawski has something to sa 12/02/2016
World European rights court rules bosses can read staff emails Employees should be careful of what they write in private messages after the European Court of Human Rights ruled companies are entitled to read 13/01/2016
Europe News EU probes Polish media law The EU is to investigate Poland’s new media laws, which have been branded as a clampdown on the freedom of the press. The country’s new conservative 13/01/2016
World 35% increase in journalists taken hostage around the world How many journalists are in prison around the world? Which country imprisons the most journalists? How many journalists are currently being held 15/12/2015
World [Podcast] Media, censorship and self-censorship in Europe The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 20/11/2015
World Political control of European media: should the EU step in? The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 20/11/2015
World Women strive to be journalists, still remain a minority The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 20/11/2015
World Media: less money, more freedom? The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 19/11/2015
World Media freedom across the EU: how free do you feel? The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 19/11/2015
World Using EU facilities doesn’t influence our journalism, say Brussels reporters The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 19/11/2015
World [Video] The state of media freedom in Europe The following content is the product of the 2015 EYMD workshops. Organised by the European Youth Press and held in the European Parliament in 19/11/2015
Egypt Egypt releases human rights activist Egypt’s military have released a leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate who had been detained under accusations of spreading 11/11/2015
Turkey Istanbul: hundreds protest police raid on opposition media Hundreds of protesters gathered in Istanbul in front of an opposition media company that was raided by police earlier on Wednesday. 28/10/2015
Turkey Turkish police storm opposition Bugun TV during live broadcast Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul stormed the offices of opposition television station Bugun TV during a live broadcast on Wednesday (October 28/10/2015
Turkey Outrage in Turkey at take over of media outlets Hundreds of Turkish government critics and opposition leaders have vowed to keep up a protest outside a Koza Ipek outlet namely Bugun TV in Istanbul 28/10/2015
Turkey Turkey's ruling AK party moves to seize critical media holding ahead of election Turkey’s Public Prosecutors office is to appoint a trustee to manage Koza Ipek Holding which owns media outlets critical of the ruling AK party. The 27/10/2015
Egypt Egypt pardons 100 prisoners including three journalists Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 100 prisoners, including three Al-Jazerra journalists. All 3 Al Jazeera journalists are now 23/09/2015
Norway Snowden honoured by Norway for US surveillance leaks Edward Snowden has been honored by the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression for his revelations of the mass surveillance 05/09/2015