Belarus detains and fines journalist for filming police attacking protesters
Paul Dabravolski, a reporter working for the Belarusian news website TUT.BY was arrested and given a fine of 9.450.000 Belarusian rubles (420 EUR) for filming police beating two protesters during a...
View ArticleLetter: EU must not ignore collapse of media freedom in Turkey
Statement: EFJ/IFJ call to drop all the charges against journalist Füsun Erdogan Petition: Sign the petition for public’s right to access information in Turkey Action: EU leaders should react to the...
View ArticleFrance: police violence must stop
On 3 June, the European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) have submitted the rise of police violence towards journalists in France on the Council of Europe Platform for the...
View ArticleCroatian President says shaming media law should be scrapped
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović told an international media freedom delegation today that she supports efforts to protect the independence of national public broadcaster HRT and to repeal...
View ArticleCroatia urged to promote public broadcaster independence
A delegation of six press freedom organisations concluded a three-day mission to Croatia by calling on the country’s political leaders to guarantee the independence of the public broadcaster HRT as...
View ArticleTurkey: press freedom in the grip of major crackdown following failed coup
UPDATED 27.07.16 An ongoing crackdown on the media in Turkey has led to the arrests of more journalists and raids on their homes. The International and the European Federation of journalists (IFJ/EFJ)...
View ArticleTurkey: EU must hold Turkish President accountable for press freedom violations
Updated 28.07.2016. As arrests of journalists and media closure continue, the European and the International Federation of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) call on the European Union to take additional steps to...
View ArticleJournalists call for lifting the ban on news channels in Turkey
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) today organised a press briefing at the Brussels’ Press Club to protest the on-going clampdown on media in Turkey and to urge the...
View ArticleUK Investigatory Powers Bill threatens journalistic sources and whistleblowers
The International and European Federation of Journalists, (IFJ) and (EFJ), joined their UK affiliate, The National Union of Journalists (NUJ), in strongly condemning the Investigatory Powers Bill,...
View ArticleSpain must release Swedish-Turkish journalist #HamzaYalçin!
UPDATE (24/08/2017): Hamza Yalçin publishes letter in El Periodico criticising his arrest in Spain The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) together with its affiliates...
View ArticleCoE Commissioner for Human Rights concerned about safety of journalists in...
“Serbia has to establish an adequate environment for media work” said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, following a four-day follow-up visit to the country...
View ArticleMedia Against Hate Conference calls for higher ethical standards and...
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) held the final conference of the 18-month campaign ”Media Against Hate” to counter hate speech in the media in Brussels, on 5-6 March 2018. The conference...
View ArticleCzech President Milos Zeman verbally attacks journalists during inauguration...
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemns the verbal attacks on journalists delivered by Czech President Milos Zeman during his inauguration speech on 8 March 2018 in Prague. Mr. Zeman...
View ArticleHungary: two media outlets forced to close following Orbán’s electoral win
Radio station Lánchíd Rádió as well as Hungarian opposition daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet have shut down on 10 and 11 April 2018. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is appalled by the latest...
View ArticleMontenegrin investigative journalist Olivera Lakić shot and injured
The European and the International Federation of journalists (EFJ/IFJ) joined its Montenegrin affiliate, the Trade Union of Journalists of Montenegro (SMCG) in condemning the attack on Vijesti...
View ArticleEFJ calls on EU to reinstate media freedom budget
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) sent a letter to the Commissioners Gabriel and Oettinger on 24 May 2018 to express our concern that freedom of expression will not be reflected in the...
View ArticleMacedonia: Election Commission authorised to fine media for ‘Unbalanced...
Several amendments to the Electoral Code were passed by the Macedonian Parliament on 25 July 2018 in a fast-track procedure, as a result of a political agreement between the leaders of the four main...
View ArticleThe EU General Court denies a group of journalists access to MEPs’ expenses
The General Court of the European Union ruled on 25 September 2018 that MEPs expenses can remain secret. The highest court confirmed the European Parliament’s refusal to give access to documents...
View ArticleGermany: lawyer’s attempts to influence reporting are increasing
German media’s legal departments see an increase of lawyer’s attempts to prevent journalists from reporting. That was found out by the new study “If you write that, I will sue you! Preventive...
View ArticleVictory for press freedom in Germany: Global mass surveillance ruled...
Today, the German Federal Constitutional Court has declared the monitoring of worldwide Internet traffic by the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) to be unconstitutional. The ruling says that the BND...
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