EFJ in the news 2021
- Balkan Insights – Greece’s Ban on COVID ‘Fake News’ Sets Worrying Precedent (24.12.2021)
- Público – Amenazas de muerte y persecuciones judiciales: los principales problemas que sufren los periodistas en España (14.12.2021)
- Columbia Journalism Review – European regulation of online disinformation may be a “game changer” in 2022 (08.12.2021)
- The Shift – Court records law under spotlight of seven international press freedom NGOs (08.12.2021)
- The Malta Independent – International organisations send letter to PM over court judgement erasure Legal Notice (08.12.2021)
- Malta Today – Repeal court judgment deletion notice, international press groups urge PM (07.12.2021)
- EBU – Interview with Monika Garbaciauskaite-Budriene, Director-General of LRT (06.12.2021)
- Fair Planet – What drives Croatian courts to censor the media? (25.11.2021)
- The National Herald – Human Rights Watch Wants Greece to Withdraw Fake News Law (18.11.2021)
- Deutsche Welle – Slovenia’s press agency gets financial reprieve – but at what cost? (17.11.2021)
- Al Jazeera – Rights groups decry Poland’s ban on media at Belarus border (13.11.2021)
- Euractiv – Greek media landscape raises eyebrows in Brussels (12.11.2021)
- Euronews – Greek law on preventing ‘fake news’ is too vague, says journalists’ union (11.11.2021)
- The Guardian – Italian prosecutor’s claims against Guardian reporter flagged by human rights watchdog (05.11.2021)
- UrduPoint – IFJ Condemns Finland’s Decision To Prosecute 3 Journalists For ‘Disclosing State Secrets’ (03.11.2021)
- Euractiv – #Media4Europe Conference: Business transformation of NEWS through Content Sharing, Data and Stars4Media (03.11.2021)
- The Shift – EU member states approve resolution to support independent, local, and transparent media (27.10.2021)
- Euractiv – The Brief, powered by EPRA – Europe’s squeeze on sleaze (18.10.2021)
- Euractiv – Sharp rise in attack against female journalists in 2021, report shows (18.10.2021)
- Greek City Times – Media organisations call on Greece to withdraw “false news” amendments (17.10.2021)
- The Shift – Investigating attacks is how journalists should fight back (15.10.2021)
- Macau Business – Portugal: Journalists denounce lack of investment in state radio, TV, Lusa (14.10.2021)
- The Shift – International press freedom organisations to visit Malta on anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder (13.10.2021)
- BalkanInsight – Rights Groups Urge Albania to Cancel ‘Media and Info Agency’ (11.10.2021)
- Telegram.hr – Šef Europske federacije novinara za Telegram: ‘Najgori ste u Europi, nikad nisam vidio takve tužbe protiv medija’ (10.10.2021)
- Total Slovenia News – Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday, 10 October 2021 (10.10.2021)
- Euractiv – Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (08.10.2021)
- Euractiv – Poland enters minefield over EU order (07.10.2021)
- RTBF.BE – “Les talibans m’ont tout pris”, Meena, journaliste afghane réfugiée en Belgique (05.10.2021)
- Albanian Daily News – Letter of Concern over Media Freedom (04.10.2021)
- Euractiv – Babis blames Czech ‘mafia’ for offshore data leak (04.10.2021)
- Euractiv – Western Balkans call for EU help on media freedom situation in Albania (04.10.2021)
- Politico – Director of Slovenian Press Agency resigns after year-long fight with authorities (30.09.2021)
- Numerama – Le lobby des medias européens est-il en train de faire une grosse erreur dans la lutte contre la désinformation ? (24.09.2021)
- Market Screener – Media freedom must stay at the top of our agendas (23.09.2021)
- Avisen Danmark – Kronik: Kampen mod Lukashenko – Anerkend Belarus’ legitime eksil – regering nu (21.09.2021)
- Le Soir – Un journaliste belge ciblé par le logiciel-espion Pegasus (17.09.2021)
- Euractiv – Commission launches recommendation on safety of journalists (16.09.2021)
- European Western Balkans – Relationship between Berlin Process and Open Balkan discussed during Merkel’s Tirana visit (15.09.2021)
- Exit News – European Federation of Journalists Condemns Albanian Prime Minister for Ignoring Kosovo Journalists (14.09.2021)
- OCCRP – Belarus Continues to Crack Down on Independent Media (06.09.2021)
- Estonian World – A private expedition to investigate the wreck of MS Estonia (08.09.2021)
- Loving Malta – EU Press Monitor Calls For Malta To Prosecute Those Involved In Disinformation Campaign Targeting New Portals (31.08.2021)
- Ukrainian News – European Federation of Journalists: Sanctions Against Strana.Ua Online Media Threatening Press, Free Speech, and Mass Media Pluralism in Ukraine (27.08.2021)
- Le Soir – Témoignages de réfugiés afghans arrivés en Belgique: «Si je continuais à travailler, ils m’auraient tuée» (26.08.2021)
- De Wereld Morgen – De totaaloorlog van Loekasjenko tegen onafhankelijke media in Wit-Rusland (06.08.2021)
- Transitions – Around the Bloc: Ukraine, Poland Protest Nord Stream 2 Deal (22.07.2021)
- VOA News – World Urged to React ‘Vigorously’ to Belarus Closing Main Journalists’ Association (22.07.2021)
- RFE/RL – World Urged To React ‘Vigorously’ To Belarus Closing Main Journalists’ Association (22.07.2021)
- VOA – Slovenia’s Media Faced With Hostile Rhetoric, Threats, Attacks, Analysts Say (17.07.2021)
- RNZ – Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries dies after shooting (16.07.2021)
- The Parliament Magazine – Journalists call for EU policymakers to deliver ‘robust’ Media Freedom Act in face of increasing state-owned harassment (14.07.2021)
- Exit News – International Media Organizations Sound Alarm Over Appointment of Government Associate to Media Body (13.07.21)
- EU Observer – Croatia snubs Monaco to let free British whistleblower (09.07.2021)
- Euractiv – Un journaliste grièvement blessé par balles à Amsterdam, « crime contre la liberté de la presse » (08.07.2021)
- La Libre – Un journaliste grièvement blessé par balles à Amsterdam, “crime contre la liberté de la presse” (07.07.2021)
- Blueprint for Free Speech – Shooting of Dutch Crime Journalist Rattles Reporters Groups, EU (07.07.2021)
- International Business Times – Dutch Crime Reporter ‘Fighting For His Life’ After Shooting (07.07.2021)
- Euractiv – Media sector eyes opportunity to rebalance relations with online platforms (25.06.2021)
- IBNA – European Federation of Journalists calls on Vetevendosje to stop harassing journalists in Kosovo (18.06.2021)
- Digital Journal – Gleb Fetisov: The Pressure On The Free Press Has Never Been Greater (15.06.2021)
- The Shift News – Malta receives a whole raft of warnings from the European Commission (10.06.2021)
- Deutsche Welle – Slovenia’s STA — a symbol of resistance within the country (02.06.2021)
- TPortal – Europska federacija novinara se pridružila HND-u i SNH-u u osudi Plenkovića (01.06.2021)
- Total Croatia News – European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) Joins in Condemning PM Plenković’s Statements (01.06.2021)
- Croakey Health Media – With media freedom under attack, globally and locally, what health issues are at stake? (26.05.2021)
- Total Slovenia News – Slovenia Condemns Forced Jet Landing, Kidnap of Journalist in Belarus, Supports Call for EU Action (24.05.2021)
- Total Slovenia News – Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Thursday, 13 May 2021 (13.05.2021)
- 20 minutes – La protection policière refusée à deux journalistes menacées de mort (06.05.2021)
- STA – Fundraising campaign launched for the STA (03.05.2021)
- The Shift News – When journalism is threatened, democracy is at stake (03.05.2021)
- Le Soir – Liberté de la presse: les femmes, principales cibles des violences à l’égard des journalistes (29.04.2021)
- RTBF – “Journalope”, “Collabo”,”On va te pendre”: quand les agressions verbales et les menaces se multiplient pour les journalistes de terrain (29.04.2021)
- ANSAmed – ‘Italy among first in Europe’ for anti-journalist attacks (28.04.2021)
- The Shift News – Impunity, judicial harassment and State-led capture, key concerns in Council of Europe report (28.04.2021)
- Documento – Στηρίζουν απόλυτα τον Κώστα Βαξεβάνη η Ευρωπαϊκή και η Διεθνής Ομοσπονδία Δημοσιογράφων(27.04.2021)
- Avgi – Εντοπίστηκαν τρύπες από σφαίρες σε μπαλκόνι – Στο φως νέα μαρτυρία (13.04.2021)
- TV5Monde – Des ONG lancent un site contre les procédures-bâillons en Europe (26.03.2021)
- Euronews – European journalists demand release of jailed Belarusian colleagues as country marks Freedom Day (25.03.2021)
- Reuters – Civil rights groups urge EU lawmakers to rebuff online terrorist content law (25.03.2021)
- Deutsche Welle – Rights groups slam EU online terrorist content law (25.03.2021)
- Emerging Europe – In Belarus, a new push for freedom (25.03.2021)
- Balkan Insight – Media Watchdogs Warn of ‘Hostile Climate’ for Slovenia’s Press (16.03.2021)
- Exit – Union of Albanian Journalists Calls for Priority Vaccination Following Eight Media Worker COVID-19 Deaths (15.03.2021)
- STA – EU urged to protect independent journalism in Poland, Hungary, Slovenia (09.03.2021)
- Balkan Insight – New Croatian Copyright Law ‘Reduces Journalists’ Rights’: Unions (09.03.2021)
- Euractiv – La Commission européenne s’engage à soutenir le secteur des médias en difficulté (08.03.2021)
- Le Monde – La Commission européenne met en demeure la Hongrie de retirer sa loi « anti-ONG » (19.02.2021)
- Sky News – Belarus journalists jailed for two years for live-streaming protest (18.02.2021)
- Le Monde – En Biélorussie, une vague de perquisitions cible les journalistes et militants des droits humains (17.02.2021)
- EU Observer – EU dismayed as Lukashenko ‘terrorises’ media (17.02.2021)
- RTBF – Julian Assange: quatre députés et plusieurs associations écrivent au gouvernement britannique (09.02.2021)
- Euractiv – Hungary’s last independent public affairs radio forced off the waves (09.02.2021)
- Belsat – Story of imprisoned Belsat journalists Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova (08.02.2021)
- NPR – Russian Journalist Jailed After Court Deems Joking Retweet A ‘Call To Protest’ (04.02.2021)
- EU Observer – NGOs shame Monaco for persecuting UK whistleblower (21.01.2021)
- de Volkskrant – NOS doet aangifte wegens bedreiging journalisten (21.01.2021)
- Brussels Time – EU sanctions against Belarus do not work yet (21.01.2021)
- The Financial – What financial support have the media received in Georgia and Europe? (21.01.2021)
- ANF News – IFJ and EFJ call for release of journalists (21.01.2021)
- Balkan Insights – Legendary Slovenian Student Radio Threatened With Loss of Funding (13.01.2021)
- Emerging Europe – More than ever, journalists in Belarus need support (07.01.2021)
- Le Soir – Ricardo Gutiérrez: «On ne défend pas M. Assange, on défend la liberté de la presse» (04.01.2021)
- BNN-News – In Belarus, leadership of Press Club charged with violation of tax rules (04.01.2021)