European Federation of Journalists

Side event to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Palais de L’Europe Strasbourg, France

Impunity in Malta: the Assassination of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta in October 2017. Nearly 18 months on, there has still been no justice for this heinous attack. Although three murder suspects were arranged in December 2017, they have not yet been brought to trial, and there has been no tangible effort towards identifying the masterminds behind her assassination. In light of the clear deficiencies in the criminal investigation, we call for a public inquiry to be immediately established. Speakers Andrew Caruana Galizia Tom Gibson (Committee to Protect Journalists) Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC (Doughty…

EFJ Steering Committee

EFJ HQ Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels, Belgium

EFJ Steering Committee

UNS Conference: Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia

Twenty years ago, in the early morning of April 23, 1999, during the Kosovo war, NATO bombed the headquarters of the Serbian public broadcaster – Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) – in downtown Belgrade, killing 16 of its employees. To commemorate the bombing, declared a war crime by Amnesty International, Radio Television Serbia (RTS) and the Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS) are organizing an international conference in Belgrade on April 22-23. The conference will be an opportunity for journalists, media professionals and human rights activists to discuss growing threats against the media over the past two decades, as well as…

Difference Day 2019

Brussels Brussels, Belgium

5th Edition to promote World Press Freedom Day. Renate will participate. PROGRAM (detailed information per session can be found online) 10:00 - 18:00  The Press Cartoon in all its Forms! Cartooning For Peace (expo) 10:30 - 12:30 Speakers' Corner (Ravenstein Gallery) The aim is that the Speakers Corner will provide a platform where citizens can openly and freely express their visions. There are few places where people can go to be heard. The principles are “Speak Freely, Listen Respectfully, Different Opinions Matter” with regard to resistance and freedom of expression regarding topics such as diversity, ecology, and inequality. Students are…

EFJ Annual Meeting

tallinn tallinn, Estonia

The SC agreed to organise the next General Meeting in Tallinn (Estonia) on 9-10 May 2019.

EU-OEI Roundtable discussion on “Fake News”

UniCEUB Auditorio do bloco 3, Brasilia, Brazil

Quinta-feira 16 de maio 2019 - 10:30-12:00 Auditório do bloco 3 (capacidade 250) Esta mesa redonda apresentará uma reflexão das atuais medidas da União Europeia sobre as Fake News, com uma mirada especial sobre a situação no Brasil, e, em particular, como este fenômeno atinge os jovens e como eles compreende-o e contrastam a propagação das notícias falsas nos vários meios de comunicação. 10:30 – 10:45 Abertura do evento Intervenção da autoridade da UniCEUB (a definir) Intervenção da Senhora Hilde Hardeman, Diretora do Instrumento de Parceria, Serviço Europeu para a Ação Externa, União Europeia 10:45 – 11:30 Mesa redonda sobre…