Articles by European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
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European elections: Call for candidates to commit to free press principles
The European Federation of Journalists calls for an EU where not only the economy and growth matter but where concrete action is taken to ensure that citizens’ right to know is guaranteed.
![A tribute for the murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that includes the date of her assassination is sprayed on a wall in Valletta, Malta, 10 March 2018, Dan Kitwood/Getty Images for the Daphne Project](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/europe-malta-daphne-caruana-getty-768x512.jpg)
EU Parliament passes resolution on journalists’ safety
The resolution highlights serious shortcomings in the rule of law in Malta and Slovakia and warns of rising threats to journalists throughout the EU.
![Istanbul bureau chief for ZDF Jörg Brase (R) and "Tagespiegel" correspondent Thomas Seibert pose with the Bosphorus Strait in the background after a press conference at ZDF's Istanbul headquarters, 10 March 2019, OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turkey-german-journalists-getty.jpg)
Turkey needs to respect foreign media outlets’ independence
IFEX members protest Turkey’s attempts to silence and control foreign media coverage in the country.
![Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Croatia, speaks at the European Council during a two day EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, 14 December 2018, Dan Kitwood/Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/croatia-plenkovic-journalists-getty.jpg)
Croatian journalists stage protest against abusive lawsuits
Politicians, public figures and corporations have filed over 1,100 lawsuits against journalists with the intention of intimidating them into self-censorship.
![Turkish Jandarma (Gendarmerie) soldiers guard the entrance to the Silivri Courthouse during the trial of journalists from "Cumhuriyet" newspaper, in Istanbul, Turkey, 11 September 2017, Chris McGrath/Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turkey-gendarme-cumhuriyet-trial-getty.jpg)
MEPs join IFEX members in call for return of rule of law in Turkey
Forty-seven MEPs and 14 press freedom groups joined a resolution underscoring the lack of effective domestic legal remedies for journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown.
![A former pilot talks to journalists outside the offices of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in Kiev, 15 March 2018, Pyotr SivkovTASS via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ukraine-female-journalists-getty.jpg)
Ukraine: Physical assaults against female journalists rise by 50% in 2018
Attacks against female journalists started to increase once offenders saw there was little risk of being punished.