Articles by European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
756 media freedom violations recorded in Europe in first half of 2024
These violations, recorded by the MFRR platform, affected 1,212 media-related persons or entities. 474 incidents were recorded in EU states while 282 took place in candidate countries.
Civil society coalition calls for urgent EU action against spyware threats
A coalition of CSOs calls for an EU ban on the production, sale, and use of spyware during the new legislative term.
Spain: Media freedom coalition calls for end to repressive “Gag Law”
“Democratic regeneration” reforms proposed by PM Sánchez fail to address the urgent need to repeal the infamous Citizen Security law, nicknamed the “Gag Law”.
Georgia: Release Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov and stop his extradition to Azerbaijan
Afgan Sadygov moved to Georgia seven months ago to escape persecution by the authorities in his own country, where he has been arrested several times on various dubious charges.
Russia: Court sentences US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6.5 years in prison
Kurmasheva, who had been in pre-trial detention since October 2023, was tried in secret and convicted of “spreading false information” about the Russian military.
Russia outlaws ‘The Moscow Times’ as “undesirable organisation”
“This legislation on undesirable organisations is just a repressive tool in the hands of the Kremlin. It aims to censor independent voices and to criminalise the practice of independent journalism” – EFJ
Russia: Journalist Artem Kriger jailed on charges of extremism
Kriger was placed in pre-trial detention on charges of allegedly assisting the late Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, labelled as “extremist”.
EC study on journalist safety lacks solutions while security deteriorates
Press freedom groups point to “a disconnect between the report’s findings and on-the-ground realities”.