Several journalists and news outlets from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina faced death threats following their coverage a war crimes trial
Croatia: Journalists targeted after reporting on sentences imposed on “war criminals”
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Mapping Media Freedom: 2017 in review
This year saw 1,035 media freedom violations reported to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom, a project that monitors media freedom in 42 countries, including all EU member states
Greece: Journalists under Golden Dawn’s pressure
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Survey: How free is our press?
Are you a working journalist? Do you want to see better protections and freedoms for reporters?
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
Montenegro: When investigative journalism ends up behind bars
In Montenegro – NATO member country and EU candidate – attacks against the press are numerous and a journalist may be imprisoned for his investigative work.
Murdered Maltese journalist’s family dismayed at minister’s reaction
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has issued a statement and a letter in response to...
Italian journalist Lorenzo Tondo tells Index: “I have a duty to defend my rights”
“They breached my rights,” Tondo said. “I abide by professional confidentiality and I need to defend my sources.”
Malta: Index speaks with RTK about murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Hannah Machlin, spoke with RTK, a Catholic radio station in Malta, about Caruana Galizia’s murder
Ekaterina Sergatskova: It’s a hard time for journalism in Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian investigative journalist Ekaterina Sergatskova met with Index to discuss her experiences reporting on the conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine
David Kaye: The other travel ban
Governments are imposing travel bans to deny the spread of information about the state of repression and corruption in their home countries.
Turkey: Six journalists remain in prison while lawyers expelled from court
Turkish journalists Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan’s defence attorneys were forced to leave the courtroom as their clients stood trial accused of taking part in Turkey’s failed 2016 coup
