In a short space of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped much of the world and posed unprecedented new challenges to journalists and media outlets alike. In many autocratic countries with already poor records on press freedom, governments have abused emergency measures to crack down further on independent media and tighten control over information. In […]

 The COVID-19 pandemic is having a rapid and significant effect on media freedom in the European Union, according to new research published today by IPI. The briefing paper, Media Freedom Violations in the EU under COVID-19, shows how in a short space of time, several states have implemented emergency laws and restrictions which challenge the […]

At a time when a free and vibrant media is more important than ever, governments in Europe are increasingly taking advantage of emergency legislation aimed at tackling the coronavirus to push through restrictions which seriously erode press freedom. According to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), over the past few weeks an alarming number of […]

Read this in English  رحّب المعهد الدولي للصحافة، وهو شبكة عالمية معنية بحقوق الصحفيين ومكونة من كبار الصحفيين والمحررين ومديري الصحف والقنوات الإعلامية حول العالم ومقرها الرئيسي في فيينا اليوم، بتدخل اللجنة الإفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب في قضية الصحفي المصري المُعتقل السيد محمد اليماني. وذكر بيان نشره موقع اللجنة الإفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب أن المقرر […]