Tag: Freedom of press
“Media Crash”: the hyper-concentration of the media makes its way into the cinema
Released Wednesday in cinemas, Media Crash is a documentary that denounces the stranglehold of French billionaires on the private media and identifies cases of interference with press freedom. The media…
“Justice that is not rendered in public is obscure justice”
The trial for the murder of Father Hamel in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in July 2016 is continuing before the special assize court in Paris. In the middle of the…
three journalists convicted of violating the Secret Service Act imprisoned, then released
In Turkey, three journalists convicted of violating the law on the secret services were imprisoned on Tuesday February 15, before being released a few hours later. They had already spent…
a journalist in pre-trial detention for “insulting the president”
In Turkey, TV journalist Sedef Kabas was remanded in custody for insulting the president when she quoted a Turkish proverb on a TV set. Associations for the defense of journalists…
the mobilization against the putschist power continues, the media targeted by the authorities
On Sunday January 16, doctors protested against attacks on hospitals by security forces during the demonstrations. And civil society calls to take to the streets again this Monday, January 17…
Sweden creates an agency to fight disinformation
Fake news, conveyed by authoritarian regimes, is increasingly worrying European countries, especially as elections approach. In Sweden, the government has decided to act by creating a specialized agency, responsible for…
Vitalii Sych, when the Ukrainian press abandons the Russian language
Continuation of our series on the fall of the USSR. Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union saw its last hours. The Soviet Socialist Republics take turns declaring their independence. Among…
In Poland, MEPs approve controversial press amendment
Polish MPs unexpectedly approved the amendment to the media bill. A controversial text, because this amendment by the conservative Law and Justice party seeks to prevent foreign companies – outside…
the anger of bishops and NGOs at the increase in arrests
Since the arrest of several Togolese journalists then of the activist Fovi Katakou, the reactions follow one another. Political parties, civil society organizations, all demand their release. Even the bishops’…
“My husband is in a legal void”
Céline Lebrun-Shaath is the wife of Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath, imprisoned since July 2019 in Egypt. An emblematic case, since his case was cited by Emmanuel Macron in December 2020…