The 2022 annual report on media freedom by the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists notes the […]
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UK government to sell off Channel 4
The UK government is pressing ahead with its decision to sell off tv Channel 4 before the next election in a move described as “cultural […]
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Turkish court sentences activist and philanthropist to life
An Istanbul court has sent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala to jail for life for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by financing protests.The European Court […]
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Belarus editor arrested
Belarusian authorities have arrested and charged a prominent independent editor in their continuing two-year crackdown on independent journalism. On 20 April Belarusian special forces raided […]
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PM Boris Johnson fined for breaking covid rules
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been fined for breaking covid laws which prevented millions of Britons from seeing their families and friends or visiting dying […]
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Assange extradition case sent to Home Secretary Priti Patel
A UK court has formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the USA on espionage charges. A final decision on extradition will […]
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Message from Mariupul
The long Russian assault on Mariupol has been a major focus of attention in the war on Ukraine with countless stories of missile, bomb and […]
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Hidden agendas
Amidst the confusion and controversy wrought by the coronavirus – and then by the war in Ukraine – Boris Johnson’s government kept pushing its longer […]
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Journalists killed in Ukraine
The bodies of two journalists have been found after Russian forces withdrew from previously occupied areas north of Kyiv. It brings to nine the confirmed […]
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April 27 – CoE Safety of Journalists annual report
The launch of the annual report of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform will be live streamed from the Brussels Press Club on Wednesday […]
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Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations general assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the UN’s leading human rights organisation, for “gross and systematic […]
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Testimony from Mariupol
What is it like reporting from Mariupol, besieged and occupied by Russian forces? The Council of Europe co-organized a live webstream on March 31 with […]
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Stopping the police bill
The UK House of Lords is again debating and rejecting parts of the government’s controversial police legislation that could endanger freedom of expression and curb […]
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Keir Giles on Ukraine – 6 ways on how the war ends
Keir Giles, an expert on Russian security issues, predicts the war in Ukraine will most likely end when Russia declares victory on the basis of […]
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European Journalists should support colleagues in Ukraine and expose Putin’s lies
As Vladimir Putin pursues his invasion of Ukraine and journalists remain highly vulnerable, William Horsley, AEJ media freedom representative and UK chairman, writes:
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