International Press Institute (IPI)

The law tightens the government’s regulatory control over online media by establishing four enforcement bodies.

In recent weeks, Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party have drastically ramped up rhetoric against media and CSOs that receive any form of foreign funding, and pledged to draft new legislation to protect national sovereignty.

Recently introduced amendments to the Broadcasting Law strengthen the regulator’s censorship powers and restrict so-called “foreign powers” from funding broadcasters.

Proposed new amendments to Ethiopia’s media law are set to dilute the power of the Ethiopia Media Authority and pose a significant threat to independent journalism.

IFEX joins numerous other signatories in urging the Georgian authorities to release Mzia immediately, drop the disproportionate charges against her, and conduct an independent investigation into the allegations of mistreatment against her.

“Azerbaijani authorities must immediately release journalists in prison and end this wave of oppression against independent media” – IPI

IFEX and other signatories urge the Turkish authorities to uphold the principles of justice, release the journalists subjected to arbitrary arrests and detentions, and safeguard the vital role of journalism in fostering debate on matters of public interest and democracy.

In recent weeks, laws on “foreign agents”, “fake news” and “discrediting” the Russian army were made substantially harsher.