Articles tagged with: Press freedom
EU report puts media freedom in Italy on notice
30 Jul 24 EU Institutions
EU report puts media freedom in Italy on notice
The European Commission’s latest Rule of Law report raises concerns over declining media independence and journalist safety in Italy. In a Q+A, Reporters Without Borders' Julie Majerczak unpacks an ‘endemic’ problem.
Press freedom is being eroded in insidious ways. The EU needs the tools to defend it
08 Mar 23
Press freedom is being eroded in insidious ways. The EU needs the tools to defend it
Curbs on press freedom do not always entail imprisoned journalists. As the Hungarian media market has shown, such attacks can also take the form of politically connected oligarchs capturing newsrooms
26 May 21
Belarusian opposition leader urges EU to step up action against ‘brutal’ Lukashenko regime
Speaking to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for an international conference to be convened immediately to discuss the “crisis” situation in her homeland.
24 May 21
Pressure mounts on EU to take strong action against Belarus over airliner ‘hijack’ and journalist’s detention
EU leaders set to discuss response to ‘state-sponsored terror act’ at summit in Brussels.