Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Tetiana Pechonchyk outlines the ways Russia has curtailed press freedom in Crimea
“Fear peninsula”: How Russia closed down media freedom in Crimea
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CATEGORY: Mapping Media Freedom
Was the #BrusselsLockdown just the latest in a series of Belgian media violations?
Following the murderous barbarism in France last month, a state of alert was subsequently declared in Belgium amid concerns that a “Paris-style” attack
Dunja Mijatović: Propaganda is ugly scar on face of modern journalism
The antidote to propaganda must be a resilient and free media environment
President Erdogan: Free Cumhuriyet’s editors and all other detained journalists
Media freedom NGOs and unions, reject the blatant erosion of media freedom in Turkey.
Poland: Worrying implications of defamation through the criminal code
When investigative journalist Jaroslaw Jakimczyk requested information from Qumak S.A., the technology company did something rather unexpected
France’s state of emergency poses threat to press freedom
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Exploring challenges to press freedom across Europe
A new graphic novel exploring challenges to press freedom across Europe and the impact of limitations on journalists has been released by the European Youth Press.
Russia: Media freedom NGO faces closure
The Russian Ministry of Justice has added Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF) to the list of NGOs it considers foreign agents
Russia’s regional media: Cowed, controlled and silenced
When the Tomsk-based station TV-2 ceased broadcasting earlier this year, Siberia lost one of its few independent stations
France: Vincent Bolloré’s takeover of Canal Plus sparks concern for press freedom
Vincent Bolloré is known for business takeovers. Now 63, he has built an empire in energy, agriculture, transport and logistics. The billionaire is also a media mogul with expanding interests
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.