Council of Europe Secretary General Focuses on arrests of Journalists in his Address to Committee of Ministers
CoE Secretary General focuses on the arrest of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül in Turkey Originally published here: Source The new government was announced last week and I look forward to working with Prime Minister Davutoğlu and his team, especially at a moment when Turkey...
Strasbourg court ruling restricts journalists’ coverage of street protests
By Dirk Voorhoof * Recently, the Council of Europe Task Force for Freedom of Expression and Media published a book under the title “Journalism at risk. Threats, challenges and perspectives”. Since a Grand Chamber judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 20...
Stop the killing of journalists: Prevention and justice to end impunity
Co-Hosted by CFOM, UNESCO, Pen International/Article 19, November 2015 On 2 November 2015 the first major event to be held the UK to mark International day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists took place in the Houses of Parliament. Prominent journalists,...
Council of Europe launches Internet platform for safety of journalists
Source: Council of Europe The Council of Europe is launching today –in co-operation with five partner organisations– an Internet platform aimed at protecting journalism and promoting the safety of journalists. Via the platform, the partner organisations –Article 19,...
Syrian press freedom champion Mazen Darwish wins World Press Freedom Prize 2015
Source: UNESCOPRESS The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the prestigious 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish on Sunday evening. The award ceremony took place at...