(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a media release from the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group: European Backing for Protection of Sources in Cyprus The European Federation of Journalists, which represents over 200,000 journalists throughout Europe, today gave its full support to the Union of Cyprus Journalists, which is protesting against the […]
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a media release from the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:
European Backing for Protection of Sources in Cyprus
The European Federation of Journalists, which represents over 200,000 journalists throughout Europe, today gave its full support to the Union of Cyprus Journalists, which is protesting against the demands by Cypriot authorities for video footage of a recent demonstration in Nicosia.
The Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus has asked the Cypriot TV stations to hand over film and video recordings made during the April 18th demonstration in front of the house of the Israeli ambassador in Nicosia.
“These demands undermine the independence of journalists and breach the principle of protection of sources for journalists, a cornerstone of the free press,” declared leaders of the European Federation of Journalists meeting in Brussels this weekend. “Exploitation of journalists’ material by the authorities would severely compromise the independence of journalists and their ability to act as the watchdog of society,” said Gustl Glattfelder, chair of the EFJ.
The European Federation of Journalists represents about 200,000 journalists and is the regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ group.
