War in Ukraine: documentation of attacks on journalists and media freedom
More than 700 attacks on journalists, acts of censorship and serious violations of media freedom since the beginning of Russia’s
UN expert warns of dangerous decline in media freedom
Reporters getting killed. Online attacks against women journalists, including death and rape threats. Targeted electronic surveillance to intimidate and silence
New global record of reporters in jail
The number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293 in 2021, up from a
EU Commission proposing Media Freedom Act to secure media independence
The EU Commission will next year propose a European Media Freedom Act to ensure the integrity and independence of the
EU Commission accused of overlooking media freedom issues
The EU Commission’s annual Rule of Law report “overlooked some serious media freedom issues, particularly related to the capture and
Record number of European media freedom alerts
Governments across Europe adopted emergency laws and regulations in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that also imposed extraordinary restrictions on