Free Word in partnership with Index on Censorship brought together three major cultural figures from Hungary, Poland and Turkey to compare their stories and ask: is Europe just a place, or a set of values that are rapidly unravelling?
CATEGORY: European Union
Dunja Mijatović: Why quality public service media has not caught on in transition societies
The battle to establish credible public service broadcasters in transitional democracies has been difficult.
EU agreement with tech firms on hate speech guaranteed to stifle free expression
Index on Censorship condemned the agreement between the European Commission and tech firms Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft to tackle hate speech online.
3 May: Difference Day celebrates freedom of the press
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
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 Davutoğlu, 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.