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Slovenia

Slovenia considers suspending funding to national press agency

Slovenia's prime minister Janez Janša has previously expressed dissatisfaction with the Slovenian Press Agency, but he stated that "no such decision" has yet been made.

France

Independent commission to examine France's controversial security law

Article 24 of the proposed bill makes it illegal to share images of law enforcement officers for "malicious purposes". The proposed bill comes as "shocking" and "unbearable" images of police violence were released in recent days.

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Protesters in Bordeaux oppose controversial new security law

The legislation would make it illegal to share images of police officers for "malicious purposes".

France

French lawmakers approve controversial global security bill

Journalists and rights groups argue that a draft security bill would curtail press freedom and lead to less police accountability. The EU warned that it will examine the final law to ensure it complies with the bloc's law.

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My Europe Series

Bulgarian national radio chief hits out against political interference

He told Euronews he was disgruntled by the "lipservice" he said the government paid to enacting real change in a country that has been labelled "the black sheep of the European Union" by Reporters Without Borders.

My Europe Series

Daphne Caruana Galizia: The fight for truth continues three years on

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed when a bomb planted in her car detonated. The fight to uncover the truth behind her murder and closure for her family continues to shake Malta to its foundations.

Moldova

How Russia's soft media power is battling for Moldovan minds

In the past, the diffusion of Russian media in Moldova was strictly controlled. After President Igor Dodon’s pro-Russian Party of Socialists (PSRM) came to power in June 2019, the rules of the game quickly changed.

Europe News

EU 'naive' over rule of law of breaches, says Jourova

Vera Jourova was speaking as the EU published its first-ever report on democratic values in the 27-country bloc.

Italy

Cartoon contest bids to highlight perils of political satire in Europe

The international contest brought cartoonists from 44 countries together in a celebration of the freedom of expression.

World News

Euroviews. ‘Down with Satire!’ How our right to freedom of expression is being eroded ǀ View

Freedom of expression - through satire, cartoons and so on - is being eroded by self-censorship. Despite it being a fundamental cornerstone of European culture, we are becoming afraid to be irreverent.

Cult

World Press Cartoon awards face down censorship

Resistance to censorship was a central theme of the World Press Cartoon awards in Portugal and the subsequent ongoing exhibition. The ceremony also managed to sucessfully navigate COVID-imposed restrictions.

Australia

Last two Australian journalists leave China after 'harassment'

The reporters had been sheltering in diplomatic compounds after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures.

Belarus

Belarusian journalists face charges for covering protests

Belarus authorities say nearly 40 people remain in custody pending court hearings, as more anti-Lukashenko protests take place.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon released on bail

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was released on bail over a day after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent.

Hungary

More than 80 journalists quit Hungarian news site after editor fired

Press freedom is under the spotlight in Hungary after the editor of independent news site Index was fired.

Hungary

Hungary's Index.hu editor-in-chief has been fired

Szabolcs Dull said it was "no accident" that the news site's staff felt they were in danger in a statement released after his sacking.

Cult

New Press Museum in Vietnam skirts round thorny issues

But the Hanoi Museum doesn't appear to address questions about contemporary media freedom, as Vietnam ranks only 175th out of 180 nations in Journalists’ Without Borders press freedom league table

The Cube

Philippine lawmakers vote against renewal of top broadcaster ABS-CBN

"This move solidifies the tyranny of President Rodrigo Duterte," Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said after the vote.

Russia

Russian official says spying allegations relate to work as journalist

The lawyer of Ivan Safronov, who is accused of spying for a NATO country, says the allegations against him relate to his work as a journalist.

Hungary

Hungary's main online news site says independence 'in danger'

Index is among a handful of independent outlets whose finances and freedom to operate have been curtailed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's efforts to control more of Hungary's media.