The debate will start from a bird’s eye view on the state of the art of journalism in Europe. Participants to the debate, including Index’s advocacy officer Melody Patry
3 May: Difference Day celebrates freedom of the press
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CATEGORY: European Union
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.
Letter: EU must not ignore collapse of media freedom in Turkey
Index and international press freedom organisations issued a joint letter ahead of the upcoming meeting between EU leaders and Ahmet DavutoÄźlu, Prime Minister of Turkey, to express concern over the collapse of media freedom in Turkey.
Suat Kınıklıoğlu: Europa Europa
Turks who are putting up a brave fight confronting the authoritarianism in this country every day are simply aghast at the show put on in Brussels.
Swift changes to media landscape set Poland further down the partisan road
Poland has undergone rapid changes since the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) won the overall majority in the Sejm
Dunja Mijatovic: We don’t need new laws limiting speech
Each autumn, more than 1,000 government and civil society representatives from 57 countries of the OSCE
End targeting of Netzpolitik
The investigation against Netzpolitik.org for treason and their unknown sources is an attack against the free press.
Our knowledge about the past shouldn’t be restricted, says former UN free speech rapporteur
I want to know the past, people shouldn’t be able to alter records, said former UN free speech guru Frank La Rue
Media freedom in Europe needs action more than words
Freedom of expression is an assumed right in the European Union. But that assumption is little more than an idea anchored in our mental routine.
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Hungarians take to the streets to protest “internet tax”
Barring a u-turn from the Hungarian government, demonstrators will return to the streets of Budapest this afternoon to oppose Prime Minster Viktor Orban’s plans to tax the internet
Application filed with ECHR to protect UK investigative journalism from surveillance
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism filed an application on Friday with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg challenging current UK legislation on mass surveillance and its threat to journalism. Aimee Hamilton reports
House of Lords committee slams “right to be forgotten”
The British House of Lords has slammed the recent “right to be forgotten” ruling by the court of justice of the European Union, deeming it “unworkable” and “wrong in principle”.
