The information blockade of the mayor against the "Märkische Allgemeine" is now registered as a violation of the freedom of the press. For a reason,...
Jüterbog’s mayor Raue brings the country into disrepute (Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten)
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CATEGORY: Index in the Press
‘Secret deals’ with tech companies unacceptable, UK government told
Civil liberties groups call for transparency and evidence-based policy after MEE reveals details of Google's counter-extremism work for Home Office....
Europe’s ‘last dictator’ Alexander Lukashenko cracks the whip on opposition in Belarus (International Business Times)
What was supposed to be a celebration for Freedom Day in Belarus turned into the mass arrest of hundreds of protesters questioning the two...
Amber Rudd slammed for ‘rushed through’ consultation on Snoopers’ Charter changes (Left Foot Forward)
After her web-savvy talk of ‘necessary hashtags’ and a ‘back door’ to WhatsApp messages, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has come under fire over a...
Kazakhstan: Campaigners Appeal to Nazarbayev Over Journalist’s Case (EurasiaNet)
International freedom of speech campaigners have penned an appeal to Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev to guarantee the safety of jailed...
Ifigenija Simonović za STA: V Penu več mladih in politično nevtralnih posameznikov (Sta Misli)
V začetku meseca je na čelo Slovenskega centra Pen stopila Ifigenija Simonović. Članica Pena je že od leta 2006, za seboj ima tudi dva mandata...
Garnishee orders: Media freedom is a fundamental right but EU ‘has no power to intervene’ (Malta Independent)
“Media freedom and pluralism are fundamental rights enshrined in Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. However, the EU has no general...
Shut down but not silenced: Isis play Homegrown demands to be staged (The Guardian)
Cancelled in 2015, a play about the radicalisation of young Muslims has now been published. It’s challenging, gloriously authentic and prompts...
Murder, assault and imprisonment among ‘growing spectrum of threats’ facing journalists in Europe (Press Gazette)
Murder, assault and imprisonment are among the “growing spectrum of threats” faced by journalists in Europe, according to Index on Censorship. Read...
Madani Younis: Radical Islam play ‘was censored’ (The Stage)
Bush Theatre artistic director Madani Younis has claimed a play about radicalisation cancelled by the National Youth Theatre was “absolutely...
Le organizzazioni americane per la libertà di stampa pronte a lanciare un sito unico per segnalare gli attacchi (di Trump, ma non solo) contro i giornalisti nel Paese (Prima Online)
Gli attacchi mossi da Donald Trump alla stampa – tra accuse alle testate di news di essere ‘nemici del popolo’ e la decisione di escludere i...
Press freedom organizations are teaming up to start a news site (Poynter)
Later this year, a coalition of organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Reporters...
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