Kurdish reporter Nedim Türfent has been sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation.”
Kurdish reporter sentenced to more than 8 years
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CATEGORY: Mapping Media Freedom
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Commercial interference in the European media
Jean-Paul Marthoz explores how commercial interference can impact journalism in Europe.
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?
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Fake news and the new kingdom of lies
Why tackling fake news must not lead to censorship, argues veteran journalist Jean-Paul Marthoz
Zaman journalists remain in prison after second hearing
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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.
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
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.