During the Labour Party conference, the BBC political editor required bodyguards while two other journalists were barred from entering
Labour Party conference: No place for a free press
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CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Lawsuits are discouraging quality journalism in Albania
Albania’s mainstream media outlets have been reluctant to cover and expose corruption in the country, and observers blame vexatious lawsuits for the hesitancy
Index urges Ukraine to not extradite journalist to Uzbekistan
On 20 September authorities detained Narzullo Okhunjonov when he arrived at an international airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, following an Interpol red notice
Catalan referendum: The media becomes a target as tensions escalate
The stern reaction by the national government has caused not only much conflict within the region but also violations against media freedom
Journalists targeted with threats of sexual violence
Journalists are increasingly subjected to online harassment, but when the journalist is a woman it quickly escalates into gender-based defamation and threats of sexual violence
Hungary: Prime minister Viktor Orban wages campaign against critical journalists
As Hungary prepares for parliamentary elections, independent journalists have become a target of the pro-government media outlets
Sweden: Mainstream populism has emboldened extremist opponents of the press
Sweden’s journalists are coming under increasing pressure from fringe groups in the country.
Azerbaijan’s war on journalism rolls on
The government of Azerbaijan is waging a war on independent journalism both in the country and abroad.
Fourteen months on from arrest, Zaman journalists appear in court
The Zaman media case in which 31 journalists, columnists and staff are being tried of membership “of a terrorist organisation”, starts 14 months on from the first arrest was made.
Ukraine: Authorities block journalists as threats to national security
The current conflict has led to a rise in anti-media sentiments across Ukraine
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
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