European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)

Press freedom groups call on law enforcement authorities and prosecutors to renew their efforts to identify, detain, and prosecute all those involved in the killing of crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz.

Right-wing politicians and far right groups are seeking to undermine CSOs in Europe, including by promoting disinformation about their funding and transparency.

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.

BBC journalist Mark Lowen was arrested and deported. “Dagens ETC” journalist Joakim Medin was arrested on accusations of “terrorism” and “insulting the president” and sent to Marmara Prison in Silivri.

Although the government says the ban is to protect children and privacy, rights groups say it “significantly exceeds proportionality” and should be revoked.

Press freedom groups condemn Republika Srpska’s adoption of the legislation, which they say will be used to target government critics.

Recent weeks have seen journalists receive death threats, and several police raids on CSOs that work on human rights and access to information.

On 26 February, Ukrinform news agency journalist Tetyana Kulyk and her husband were killed in their home in Bucha by a Russian drone.