ECPMF news

Journalist Ahmet Hakan Attacked

02/10/2015

Journalist Ahmet Hakan was attacked by four perpetrators in front of his house. His nose and rib were fractured. Four perpetrators were detained while Hakan said “I will go ahead according to my own lights.”

Arzu Geybullayeva, freelance journalist

17/09/2015

Freelance journalist Arzu Geybullayeva, intervied during the OSCE conference #FEMJournosafe, talks about the online threats she received

Balancing act: media freedom, member states and the Eu

29/09/2015

Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values. A video

European campaign against hate speech

23/09/2015

cartadiroma.org and the European Federation of Journalists launched the European campaign #nohatespeech, with a petition banning the promoters of online hate speech

Ukraine bans 41 international journalists and bloggers

17/09/2015

A decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on 16th September, bans 41 international journalists and bloggers from Ukraine for one year

Hürriyet Daily attacked for a second time in 48 hours

11/09/2015

Rising political tension in Turkey affects media outlets too. On the evening of 8th September, the headquarter of Hürriyet Daily in Istanbul has been attacked for a second time within 48 hours.

ECPMF Conference 2015

08/09/2015

On 8th and 9th October, media experts from across Europe will meet in Leipzig at the inaugural conference of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Meaning and threats to Media Integrity in South East Europe

07/09/2015

How to define media integrity, and what puts it at risk? The SEE Media Observatory elaborates on these issues in a brochure recently released and available in 6 languages

Azerbaijan: Aliyev’s most wanted list

04/09/2015 -  Arzu Geybullayeva

The jail sentence inflicted on investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova is the latest episode in the fight against freedom of speech in Azerbaijan

Suffocating free expression: Azerbaijani journalist faces 7 years, 6 months in prison

01/09/2015

Index on Censorship condemns the outrageous sentencing of Khadija Ismayilova