A few days before the 2 April 2017 Serbian presidential elections, a picture was posted on Twitter that caused an unexpected storm
Serbia: Media freedom worsening as Serbs take to the streets
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French presidential campaign: Trumpisation and attacks on the media
France’s presidential election has been rife with accusations against the media.
Mapping Media Freedom: Putin signs law restricting media coverage of court sessions
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are recent reports that give us cause for concern.
Turkey’s silenced: Journalist Nur Ener arrested after a tip-off
Nur Ener is one of over 150 journalists in prison in Turkey. She was arrested for using an obscure app after publishing critical interview.
Russia: Journalists detained during anti-corruption protests
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russian and international journalists who were covering anti-corruption protests that took place across Russia on...
Amberin Zaman: Turkey has entered uncharted waters
Many cast Turkey’s April 16 referendum as a final chance to reverse the slide towards authoritarianism. But the odds are heavily stacked against the opposition.
Mapping Media Freedom: Mass detention of journalists in Belarus on Freedom Day
Index on Censorship’s weekly roundup of Mapping Media Freedom, a project that verifies violations against the media throughout Europe
Exiled, jailed, silenced: The war against Azerbaijan’s journalists
Azerbaijan’s independent and critical journalists frequently find themselves targeted.
Belarus: Crackdown sweeping journalists and human rights defenders into detention
Hundreds of protests were detained during a weekend of anti-government protests in Belarus.
Memnune Mayda: “Our only child is definitely not a traitor”
The mother of Ă–zkan Mayda, a Turkish photojournalist for the Zaman daily, shares her son’s story.
Mapping Media Freedom: Five journalists detained in Belarus after covering protest against unemployment tax
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries.
Mapping Media Freedom: Spanish journalists harassed by Podemos officials
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries.
Mapping Media Freedom – a major Index on Censorship project and a joint undertaking with the European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, partially funded by the European Commission – covers 42 countries, including all EU member states, plus Bosnia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, Albania along with Ukraine, Belarus and Russia in (added in April 2015), and Azerbaijan (added in February 2016). The platform was launched in May 2014 and has recorded over 3,000 incidents threatening media freedom.
Violations, censorship and needs of threatened journalists in Europe
Journalists and media workers are confronting relentless pressure simply for doing their job. Mapping Media Freedom identifies threats, violations and limitations faced by members of the press throughout European Union member states, candidates for entry and neighbouring countries. Learn more.
