A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. In its latest annual report covering 2023, the Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) highlighted widespread threats, intimidation and violence against journalists and attacks on the
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The Journalist Stranded in Europe’s ‘Guantanamo’
It’s 23 hours a day in a cell without natural light and just one to walk around in a 7×4-metre courtyard. For Pablo González, an independent Spanish-Russian journalist, it’s been almost a year spent in solitary confinement in Poland. González was arrested on the night of February 27th in Przemysl, a
Social media under siege … as global blackout looms
Despite sustained advocacy by campaigners for leaders to respect people and media rights to flourish as espoused under democratic tenets, the media remains under threat globally. With the media grappling to remain relevant to society- being a mirror of society, the use of social media by practitioners and other end users
Physical attacks on European journalists grow as they report on COVID
Rising numbers of European journalists are facing dangerous physical attacks as they try to cover news stories, according to recent reports. Data from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform shows that physical attacks on journalists more than doubled between 2019 and 2021 – with 33 attacks being recorded