Some of the worst countries for religious freedom are Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Eritrea, Iran
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Italy: Reform could introduce fines for needless defamation suits against journalists
Recommendations approved by the Italian chamber of deputies could offer more protection to journalists.
#IndexAwards2016: Ferit Tunç uses inventive methods to challenge censorship in Turkey
Turkish journalist Ferit Tunç quit his advertising job in 2013 to found the newspaper Yön Gazetesi, covering the Kurdish Batman province of Turkey
Serbia: “Pro-regime” paper targets Crime and Corruption Reporting Network
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar details an ongoing smear campaign aimed at discrediting investigative journalists and casting doubt on the corruption they uncover
Azeri writer Akram Aylisli releases speech he was due to give at Italian festival
The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli, who has written about massacres of Armenians, was prevented from travelling to an Italian literary festival last week
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
#IndexAwards2016: Hebib Muntezir mobilises social media to share uncensored news about Azerbaijan
Hebib Müntezir is an Azerbaijani blogger and social media manager of the non-profit Meydan TV
Azerbaijan: Persecuted writer Akram Aylisli faces charges of “hooliganism”
Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli discusses his detention at Baku’s airport
27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday
Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Greece: Move to regulate broadcast market draws objection
As the Greek government prepares to open a public consultation on the tender for new broadcast licenses, the country’s private TV owners have escalated their criticisms of the plans for the broadcast market.