Europe: 108 journalists in prison at the turn of the year

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Ukraine: FSB targeted parents of journalist in occupied Crimea

On 1 April, FSB agents raided the home of Gulsum Halilova’s parents. Halilova works in Kyiv for the Crimean Tatar television company ATR, and has been arrested in absentia.

Belarus: Former “Babrujski Kurier” editor sentenced to 15 days in detention

Anatol Sanatsenka was charged with producing and disseminating ‘extremist’ content. In 2022, he was detained and convicted twice on similar charges, and spent 30 days behind bars.

Germany: New study reveals SLAPPs increasingly used against journalists

Of those surveyed for the study, one third were facing claims of between €100,000 and €500,000. One in five journalists who have faced SLAPPs said they would avoid covering similar topics in their future articles.