Etiket: Press freedom

In a year which has seen an increase in the killing of journalists in the course of their work, Reporters Without Borders has released figures showing 1,668 have died in violence over the past two decades.

Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on the topic went against his preferred outcome.

Reporters Without Borders has cited Iran's crackdown on protests for pushing the number of journalists in prison to a record high of 533.

A new report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) finds that more countries are moving towards authoritarianism as democracy erodes worldwide.

Slovenians have voted to prevent the government from appointing people to public television and news organisations. More than 62% of voters gave ...

Russian authorities have developed a "sophisticated system of restrictions and severe reprisals to crush public protests", according to the human ...

Opposition politicians in Turkey expressed their fury at a law passed by Turkey's parliament on Thursday which critics claim will further tighten ...

Journalists' associations and unions have slammed a new draft law in Turkey that would criminalise the spread of "disinformation". Reporters say ...

A Moscow court on Monday revoked the publishing licence of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which is edited by Nobel Peace Prize laureate ...

A Russian investigative journalist has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges of "high treason". Ivan Safronov was found guilty of ...

Poland and Hungary are once again in the spotlight over the rule of law, with the European Commission saying serious concerns remain. According ...