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Kurdish reporter sentenced to more than 8 years
Kurdish reporter Nedim Türfent has been sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation.”
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Commercial interference in the European media
Jean-Paul Marthoz explores how commercial interference can impact journalism in Europe.
Greece: Journalists under Golden Dawn’s pressure
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="96965" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" link="https://mappingmediafreedom.org/#/"][vc_column_text]Despite an ongoing trial that has sapped its popular appeal, members of the Greek...
Survey: How free is our press?
Are you a working journalist? Do you want to see better protections and freedoms for reporters?
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Fake news and the new kingdom of lies
Why tackling fake news must not lead to censorship, argues veteran journalist Jean-Paul Marthoz
Zaman journalists remain in prison after second hearing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="96900" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Thirty-one people, mostly Zaman journalists, appeared before a judge for the second time on 8 December on charges of aiding Turkey’s failed coup...
Editorial: Poor excuses for not protecting protest
Fifty years after 1968, the year of protests, increasing attacks on the right to assembly must be addressed
Lawyers: Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation in flagrant breach of ECHR requirements
Doughty Street Chambers has surfaced concerns about the investigation being carried out into the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist, writer and anti-corruption activist murdered on 16 October
Academic freedom under assault in Turkey’s courts
Over 1,100 academics are facing trial in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup in Turkey.