Articles by European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)

Belgium: Serious concerns over cases of preventive censorship
Press freedom groups condemn the numerous judicial decisions aimed at preventing the publication of information in the public interest by four Belgian media outlets.

Press freedom groups call on Malta to speed up journalists’ safety reforms
Marking the seventh anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, press freedom groups call on the Maltese government “to finally deliver on the recommendations of the public inquiry into her murder”.

Slovakia: Prime Minister launches SLAPP case against journalist and publisher
PM Fico is claiming 200,000 euros as compensation for non-material damage caused by the choice of cover photo on the book ‘Fico-Obsessed with Power’.

Russian “Doppelgänger” campaign spoofs media websites to spread disinformation
The “Doppelgänger” campaign uses cybersquatting practices, through which Russian sources lease internet domains that clone legitimate media websites in order to spread false, pro-Russia narratives.

Turkey: Free expression groups condemn ongoing threats against journalist Murat Ağırel
“These threats and acts of intimidation are not isolated incidents but part of a broader, systemic issue affecting press freedom in Turkey”

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”.