The latest annual report from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform makes for worrying reading on media freedom
Attacks on journalists covering protests increase says new report
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CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Index condemns lawsuit against Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins
21 organisations say lawsuit issued by Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin is a SLAPP
Greece: Concern over criminal charges against investigative reporters
Seven organisations including Index are closely monitoring the cases of two journalists who reported on a major financial scandal
Women journalists caught in middle of Afghanistan’s nightmare
Many journalists – women in particular – have fled the Taliban or are in hiding from the brutal regime
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Four years on from her murder, Malta must be held to account
Index joins the Maltese community, Reporters without Borders, PEN International and others to mark grim anniversary
Index condemns lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis
We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London
Members of the LGBTQ+ community sign letter calling for reform to Online Safety Bill
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Editor, As proud members of the LGBTQ+ community, we know first-hand the vile abuse that regularly takes place online. The data is clear; 78% of us have faced anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime or hate speech online in...
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”: The words that comfort Andrei Aliaksandrau
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Few things can better describe the spirit of Liverpool fans better than the words etched in gold above the Shankly gates. When Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein sat down to write the musical Carousel and its...
Contents – Whistleblowers: the lifeblood of democracy
Index's new issue of the magazine looks at the importance of whistleblowers in upholding our democracies. Featured are stories such as the case of Reality Winner, written by her sister Brittany. Despite being released from prison, the former...
Obituary: Peter R de Vries ‘a tireless and courageous fighter for justice’
The veteran Dutch crime reporter has died from injuries sustained in a shooting last week
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
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