EU Anti-SLAPP Initiative Encouraging: all eyes on Member States
On Thursday 28 April, a press briefing was organised to present the Proposal for a Directive on strategic lawsuits against…
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European Commission proposed legislation to protect journalists from SLAPPs
The European Commission today published two texts aimed at curbing the rise of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in…
Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize. The Award Ceremony will take…
Council of Europe report shows alarming increase of attacks on press freedom
On Wednesday 27 April 2022, the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and the Safety of…
Twitter: Elon Musk’s deal is bad news for media freedom
Billionaire Elon Musk reached agreement with the board of Twitter board on 25 April to buy the social network for…
Launch of the 2022 Annual Report of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform
On Wednesday 27 April 2022, the Platform to Promote Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists will launch its report…
EFJ and IFJ urge UK Home Secretary to reject Assange extradition
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) have joined 18 organisations in urging UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to…
Endless media freedom crackdown in Russia
The repression of journalists and censorship is intensifying in Russia. The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) condemn this…
World Copyright Day: Journalists must be paid for tech giants’ use of their work
This yearʼs World Book and Copyright Day – celebrated on 23 April – comes at a crucial point in the…
Digital News Report 2021: news future is online but trust gap is growing
The Reuters Institute has published its 10th annual Digital News Report, in cooperation with Oxford University, revealing the latest insights and trends in digital media…
Ukraine: journalist Yevgeny Bal died after being tortured by the Russian military
On 18 March 2022, the Russian military detained journalist, writer and member of our affiliate the National Union of Journalists…
Ukraine: two journalists found killed in Bucha and Yahidne
Two journalists, Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky, were found killed in Bucha and Yahidne, following withdrawal of the Russian forces…
Kosovo welcomes its first Ukrainian journalist in exile
On Sunday, together with the government of Kosovo, the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the European Federation…
Ukraine: the three solidarity centers for journalists are open
Solidarity centers just launched by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), with the support of the International and…
New report calls for more diversity in talents in journalism
Download the report The future of journalism depends on the diversity of talents in the industry, says a new report…
Romania: Independent investigation needed into harassment campaign against journalist Emilia Șercan
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined nine European and international press freedom and freedom of expression organisations, members of…
