On 16 October 2017, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta. Three years later we, the undersigned 19 international free expression, anti-corruption, civic participation, and journalists’ organisations, once again demand an end to impunity for this heinous attack. As alleged murder mastermind, Yorgen Fenech, is facing criminal proceedings and the three defendants charged with […]

Deutsch The coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with the global economy, but online businesses have enjoyed a boom. That potentially offers media outlets that have successfully monetized content a huge advantage, and in some parts of Central Europe, a crisis of media independence could be turning into an opportunity. When billionaire-turned-politician Andrej Babiš bought the […]

Turkey’s press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media, the lack of independence of regulatory institutions, and a new social media law designed to clamp down on the remaining spaces for free comment, a coalition of 11 international press freedom, journalism and human rights groups warned following a four-day mission to the […]

This piece is published in collaboration with SME as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. This article is available in Slovak on the website of daily SME. They would go to the bathroom and turn the water tap on, so the water filling the bathtub would […]