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Man Arrested Germany for Murder of Bulgarian Journalist

German police have arrested a man for the rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova. Mladen Marinov, the Bugarian Interior Minister, said the suspect's DNA matched evidence recovered from the crime...

Viktoria Marinova , journalist killing , Media Freedom , investigative journalism , Bulgaria , arrest
October 10, 2018 • LibertiesEU
MEPs Ask Commission to Get Its Act Together on Media Freedom

The European Commission should play a bigger role in opposing governments' attempts to limit media freedom and pluralism, according to a resolution passed by the European Parliament with overwhelming majority. The...

Media Freedom , free press , European Parliament
May 07, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Major Hungarian Opposition Daily Closes Down

Hungarian daily paper Magyar Nemzet and Budapest-based FM Lánchíd Rádió have closed down after 80 years on the media market. Both are owned by Lajos Simicska, an ex-ally of Viktor Orbán. He claims the lack of...

Hungary , freedom of press , Media Freedom
April 12, 2018 • LibertiesEU
180 Recommendations for Poland at UN Universal Periodic Review

The Polish government has accepted more than 140 of the 180 recommendations it was given on rule of law, anti-discrimination and freedom of speech.

Poland , Universal Periodic Review , UN , rule of law , Media Freedom
October 10, 2017 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Outcry in Hungary After Pro-Government News Site Lists 'Soros' Journalists

The authoritarian past resonated again in Hungary after a pro-government news site 888.hu published an article listing '12 journalist who are George Soros’s propagandists'. The Association Of Hungarian Journalists...

Hungary , Media Freedom , free press , George Soros
September 11, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Another Attempt at Media Censorship in Lithuania Fails After Public Outcry

MPs belonging to the Farmers and Greens Union proposed legally obliging the Lithuanian media to publish "positive" and "negative" information in equal parts.

Lithuania , Media Freedom , censorship
March 30, 2017 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
UK MPs Investigate the Threat of 'Fake News'

A group of influential British MPs on the Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee will investigate the threat to democracy from fake news. They aim to find an industry-standard definition of fake news and...

fake news , BBC , United Kingdom , Media Freedom , freedom of speech
January 30, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Media Freedom Protests Continue in Poland

Protests in Warsaw against government plans to restrict journalists' access to Parliament continued for a third day yesterday. Protesters and opposition MPs say the government is trying to restrict press freedom with...

Poland , Media Freedom , rule of law , Warsaw , protest
December 19, 2016 • LibertiesEU
Journalists Face Backlash From Panama Papers Reporting

Journalists around the world are facing retaliation for reporting on the Panama Papers scandal. The corruption reaches so deep that it is causing the parent company of one major Spanish paper, El Pais, to sue another...

corruption , Panama Papers , journalists , Media Freedom
December 06, 2016 • LibertiesEU
Human Rights Defenders Made Scapegoats in Serbian Media

Propaganda and media attacks on human rights defenders in Serbia are endangering their lives and shrinking the space in which they operate.

Serbia , Media Freedom , freedom of speech , free press , human rights defenders
November 21, 2016 • Civil Rights Defenders
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