One of the truly great things about being a student used to be the exposure university life gave you to all sorts of views — absurd and
Newsnight: David Aaronovitch debates free speech and universities
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Dunja Mijatović: There is hope that justice can be served in Serbia
Around 17% of those who commit crimes against journalists face prosecution in Serbia. Believe it or not, these numbers are positive, according to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Rebecca Vincent: Azerbaijan prepares for election after locking up critics
Azerbaijani citizens are set to go to the polls this Sunday to vote for their representatives in 125 parliamentary districts, but this process will be far from democratic. This country has not held a democratic election for more than 20 years, and...
Media freedom in post-Soviet Romania remains elusive
Romania has a lot of high-calibre journalists to its name. However, many are now fighting to survive while maintaining professional
Padraig Reidy: UK’s counter-extremism strategy is another blow to universities as free spaces
There are a few techniques you can use to spot whether someone has slightly dodgy views on the world. My favourite is the hand-chopping test.
Portugal’s journalists under pressure from Angolan money
In their search to invest oil and diamond money in Europe, the Angolan oligarchy has bought strategic positions in the Portuguese media in recent years
Coalition calls on Turkey to protect press freedom
Representatives of groups dedicated to press freedom and free expression find that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has severely escalated in the period between parliamentary elections held June 7 and the upcoming elections.
Russia: Attempted murder of Oleg Kashin a symbol of impunity for attacks on journalists
On 6 November 2010, prominent Russian journalist Oleg Kashin was badly beaten with a steel pipe on his doorstep and nearly killed
Joint international emergency press freedom mission
Leading watchdogs to visit Istanbul, Ankara next week to visit Turkey ahead of election
Macedonia: Government advertising undermines role of journalism
The successor nations to the former Yugoslavia are among the most difficult places for journalists to work in Europe, a fact borne out by the latest quarterly report from Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project.