Posted by chrysadag | Aug 18, 2014 | International Director's Column |
Ukraine conflict shows Europe’s weakness for Moscow’s propaganda The Kremlin’s use of disinformation has been laid bare after the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane on 17 July. Europeans must confront the...
Read MorePosted by chrysadag | Apr 25, 2014 | International Director's Column |
The near-fatal shooting last weekend of Hamid Mir, one of Pakistan’s best-known TV anchormen, looks like becoming a symbol of a wider challenge to the survival of free journalism – not just in Pakistan but in a growing...
Read MorePosted by chrysadag | Jan 28, 2014 | International Director's Column |
Ambassadors representing the 47 member states of the Council of Europe have announced a package of radical and far-reaching measures to enhance the safety of journalists and protect the work of journalists. Read the full list of...
Read MorePosted by chrysadag | Nov 13, 2013 | International Director's Column |
Ministers from the 47 states of the Council of Europe with responsibility for media matters, meeting in Belgrade, have declared themselves ‘appalled’ that journalists in Europe are increasingly subject to threats, assaults,...
Read MorePosted by chrysadag | Nov 13, 2013 | International Director's Column |
Council of Europe needs encouragement from NGOs to launch online database on serious violations of media freedom For many years the 47 member governments of the Council of Europe have had a blind spot about media freedom. They...
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