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Georgia: EFJ/IFJ condemn police’s heavy handed action against journalists amid riots at Parliament
According to the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ), journalists were forcefully removed from the Georgian Parliament building and at…
Ukraine: who killed journalist Vadym Komarov?
Journalist Vadym Komarov died in the early hours of 20th June, a few weeks after he was attacked and left…
Ambassador of Canada to the EU: “Journalists are modern heroes”
On 14 June, the UK Representation to the European Union (EU) and the Mission of Canada to the EU hosted…
Turkey: International organisations condemn recent attacks against journalists
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) along with other 19 press freedom and freedom of expression organizations sent a joint…
Journalist critical of the government severely beaten-up in Turkey
Turkish Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirag was violently attacked by a group of unidentified men armed with baseball bats on May…
Ukraine: EFJ and IFJ condemn violent attack on journalist Vadym Komarov
Ukrainian investigative journalist Vadym Komarov is in a coma after being assaulted by an unidentified person on 4th May. The…
February 21st – Brussels vigil for Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak – One year on
Thursday 21 February marks the one-year anniversary of the brutal assassination of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée…
France: “No media should be a scapegoat” appeal
French journalists ‘safety is being increasingly threatened amid tensions covering the Gilet Jaunes (Yellow Vests) demonstrations across France. From insults…
Ukraine: physical assaults against female journalists rise by 50% in 2018
The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) released its 2018 “Ukraine’s Journalists Physical Safety Index”. The situation has worsened…
Greece: three journalists assaulted by far-right demonstrators
On 20 January 2019, German journalist Thomas Jacobi, Greek photojournalist Kostis Ntantamis, as well as a cameraman for the public…
Ukraine: Kherson daily “New Day” tear-gassed and shot during press conference
On 18 January 2019, during a press conference hosted by the press club of the daily “New Day” (Novyi Den)…
Mafia aggressor against an Italian journalist condemned
On 28th September, the Italian court of Ragusa sentenced the aggressor of Paolo Borrometi, a 44 years old freelance investigative…
Media censorship in Belarus: “it is time for the EU to react”
Freelance journalists in Belarus face increasing threats, pressure and censorship and this is a concern Europeans should share, said Belarussian…
Serbian journalist Dino Jahić faced insults and death threats
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) expresses deepest concerns regarding the insults and death threats targeting Dino Jahić, the editor-in-chief…
Bosnia and Herzegovina: BN TV correspondent physically attacked in Banja Luka
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined its affiliate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the BH Journalists Association, in condemning the brutal…
Serbia: Commission to solve wartime journalists’ murders expanded
Over 40 journalists have disappeared or been killed in the territory of Serbia since the break of former Yugoslavia in…