Russia: twelve journalists detained in Moscow demonstrations
On 03 August, Moscow’s police has detained at least ten journalists covering a rally organized by opposition groups. Continuing the…
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Russia: around ten journalists detained in new protest wave
Russian authorities detained on Wednesday 12 June hundreds of people, including at least 10 journalists, following a protest in Moscow…
The EFJ calls on the Russian authorities to immediately release journalist Ivan Golunov
Update (11.06.19): On Sunday 9 June, a Moscow court released Golunov into house arrest. Despite the fact that his trial…
Journalists detained in Dresden after complaint by far-right protester
Members of a TV crew working for German public broadcaster ZDF´s investigative political magazine programme Frontal21 were detained by police…
Ukrainian journalist arrested in Belarus on spy charges
Pavlo Sharoyko, a Ukrainian Radio correspondent (Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine), was arrested in Minsk, Belarus, on 25 October 2017…
Russian TV presenter Alexander Batmanov detained by police in unlawful conditions
Alexander Batmanov, presenter for Volgograd based channel NGO TV, was detained by Russian police on the suspicion of theft from…
Our letter to CoE Secretary General: Include Belarus to the Platform
Partners of the Council of Europe Platform for the Promotion of Journalism and the Protection of Journalists are deeply concerned…
Mass detentions of journalists in Belarus
Update (28.03.2017): Aliaksandr Barazenka, Belsat cameraman, who was sentenced to 15 days in jail yesterday, announced a hunger strike. On…
