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People light candles during a vigil in memory of murdered Bulgarian TV journalist Viktoria Marinova in Sofia, 8 October 2018, NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images

Bulgaria must thoroughly investigate murder of TV journalist Victoria Marinova

Marinova is the third journalist to be murdered in the EU in the last 12 months. IPI has called on Bulgarian authorities to take all necessary precautions to protect the safety of journalists working in the country.

People leave the church of St Francis, after the Archbishop of Malta celebrated mass in memory of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on the sixth month anniversary of her death in Valletta, 16 April 2018, MATTHEW MIRABELLI/AFP/Getty Images

Rights groups call for public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder

The public inquiry must be completely independent of the Maltese police, government and politicians, and it should be conducted by a panel of respected international judges with no political or government links.

A woman checks her phone on Flag Day in Warsaw, Poland, 2 May 2018, Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Poland: Gender and politics are key triggers for online abuse of journalists

A new report finds politics, refugees, Polish-Jewish history and gender are the issues most likely to attract online threats and hate speech in Poland.

Turkish police officers march during the 94th Republic Day parade, in Ankara, 29 October 2017, ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey: Austrian journalist Max Zirngast arrested on terrorism-related charges

Arrested on 12 September, Zirngast has written critically about the Turkish government and on sensitive Turkish-Kurdish issues.

People listen to a speech by then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf being broadcast on state-run Pakistan Television, in Karachi, 15 December 2007, ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images

Pakistan’s new prime minister urged to safeguard media independence

Human rights groups asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure an end to attacks on independent media.

Demonstrators call for justice for journalist Ján Kuciak during a protest 'For a Decent Slovakia' in Bratislava, 4 May 2018, VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images

Six months after the murder of Ján Kuciak his killers still enjoy impunity

Kuciak, a journalist who investigated high-level corruption, was murdered at home alongside his fiancée in February. Officials have yet to confirm the motive or identify the murderers.

An employee of the Hungarian news channel, Hir TV, walks in front of its headquarters in Budapest, 1 August 2018, REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

IFEX members call on EU leaders to support media freedom in Hungary

Concerns for press freedom have increased after the Prime Minister’s ally took over of the last domestically owned broadcaster.

Media freedom group AEJ-Bulgaria holds an action in solidarity with media professionals detained by the Turkish government, including İdris Sayılğan, demanding their immediate release in Varna, Bulgaria, 26 March 2018, Hristo Rusev/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Jailed Kurdish journalists more likely to be held far from their families

Holding Kurdish reporters hundreds of miles from their families, and from the courts where they are to be tried, prevents family visits and hinders access to legal support.