Governments and the EU must take a stronger stand for media freedom, a new Index report on media freedom in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine argues

Governments and the EU must take a stronger stand for media freedom, a new Index report on media freedom in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine argues
There were 21 incidents in Russia in October 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Restrictions on the media were once something seen as a problem for other countries but now these concerns are front and centre in the UK, Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg said this week
There were 3 incidents in Azerbaijan in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 6 incidents in Belarus in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 9 incidents in Ukraine in October 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 10 incidents in Turkey in October 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Restrictions on the media were once something seen as a problem for other countries but now these concerns are front and centre in the UK, Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg said this week
Turkish authorities re-arrested the internationally known Turkish novelist Ahmet Altan just one week after his release from more than three years in detention. Index on Censorship and 24 other NGOs say that his re-arrest, on 12 November, was an...
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