EFJ welcomes UK government SLAPPs reforms
New measures to prevent legislation used to intimidate journalists and threaten press freedom have been announced in the United Kingdom. The European...
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EU Rule of Law Report: Europe needs a strong Media Freedom Act
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomes the publication on Wednesday 13 July of the European Commission’s report on the rule of law. This...
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Safety of journalists: Media employers need to fulfill their duty of care
Credit: EFJ Media employers have to do more to fulfil their duty of care for journalists’ safety, especially freelance and female journalists who are more...
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Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli gunfire
Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. She was hit...
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European Commission proposed legislation to protect journalists from SLAPPs
The European Commission published two texts aimed at curbing the rise of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in Europe. The European...
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State Department Report: Political pressure and attacks on journalists in BiH continue
Sarajevo, April 13, 2022 – Political and financial pressures on the media and journalists in BiH continue and the number of reports related to hate...
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Appeal of Ukrainian journalists to foreign media: Must stop the genocide together!
The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) issued an appeal to their foreign colleagues journalists with the aim of drawing the world’s...
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Public service broadcaster threatened with closure
Sarajevo, 01.04.2022. – Over 800 journalists and staff working for the Bosnia-Herzegovina public service broadcaster, BHRT, could lose their jobs...
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Six journalists killed so far in the war in Ukraine
Kyiv, 25.03.2022. – The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) confirmed the death of the Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, killed after...
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Russia: Full EFJ support for journalist Marina Ovsyannikova
The Russian authorities arrested journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor with the Russian television channel Channel One, on 14 March. During the evening...
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