Cyber attacks – either in the form of direct threats, verbal abuse through social media platforms, hacking or espionage – represent a growing concern for the journalistic community, as online platforms and tools are increasingly important for the profession. The need to develop strategies to counter such attacks, in particular those that come in the […]

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (OSCE RFoM), Dunja Mijatovic, has released a list of recommendations directed at OSCE states, media organisations and social media platforms for countering the online harassment and abuse of female journalists. The recommendations aim to combat a new form of silencing critical journalism that, paradoxically, has emerged from […]

Turkey’s recent detention of two British VICE News journalists and their fixer on terrorism accusations was troubling, but perhaps the most disquieting development was prosecutors’ assertion that the use of an encryption system provided proof that the three were “engaging in terrorist activity” and “aiding a terrorist organisation”. In a recent article, Al Jazeera quoted […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the detainment of another Jordanian journalist and urged authorities in Jordan to stem the escalation in reporters’ arrests. Jordan’s State Security Court (SSC) detained Al Ghad columnist Jihad Muheisen on Sunday, according to local press. Muheisen faces charges of undermining the regime and lèse-majesté over a Facebook post in […]