pressfreedom
This week, we are joined by Olena Abramovych, Brussels correspondent for Ukrainian TV, Ricardo Borges de Castro, analyst in European and global affairs and Polish journalist Dorota Bawolek. Panelists reflect on the big bang enlargement of the European Union that took place 20 years ago when leaders of 10 new countries presented their flags to Pat Cox, then president of the European Parliament. Despite the bumps along the way, the panel agreed it was a success. "Even though you can say that the story has not always be rosy, over the past 20 years it has been a great story", Ricardo Borges de Ca...
Euronews (English)
Ukraine rose from 79th to 61st place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 3. The index is determined by five factors, including the given country’s security, legal framework, and economic, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Worldwide, it is the political indicator that has fallen most, creating major challenges for press freedom, according to the organization. "RSF sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and an increase in pressure from the state or other political actors," the report read. In Eastern Europe an...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ukraine rose from 79th to 61st place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 3. The index is determined by five factors, including the given country’s security, legal framework, and economic, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Worldwide, it is the political indicator that has fallen most, creating major challenges for press freedom, according to the organization. "RSF sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and an increase in pressure from the state or other political actors," the report read. In Eastern Europe an...
Kyiv Independent
Ukraine rose from 79th to 61st place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 3. The index is determined by five factors, including the given country’s security, legal framework, and economic, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Worldwide, it is the political indicator that has fallen most, creating major challenges for press freedom, according to the organization. "RSF sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and an increase in pressure from the state or other political actors," the report read. In Eastern Europe an...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
To mark the day on Friday the pressure group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a global index detailing the working conditions for journalists in 180 countries. Within the European Union it labels conditions for journalists as "problematic" in Greece, as well as in Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Poland. In Serbia and Albania, conditions are labeled as "difficult," indicating a worse state. In Russia, Belarus, and Turkey, the situation is even more severe, categorised as "very serious." According to the report, in Russia "more than 1,500 journalists have fled abroad since the i...
Euronews (English)
Hong Kong Free Press has been shortlisted for the International Press Institute’s (IPI) 2024 Free Media Pioneer award. The list showcases the “power and resilience of the free press,” according to the IPI – a 73-year-old global press freedom organisation with consultative status at the UN, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. “These outstanding organisations from around the globe are meeting the moment by defending press freedom, filling crucial gaps in quality, investigative reporting, or driving media innovation,” the IPI said in an announcement on Thursday. “Amid growing threats to independent...
Hong Kong Free Press
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has joined the bloc's foreign policy chief in condemning police violence in Georgia that continued after parliament passed a controversial foreign influence transparency law. Writing on X, von der Leyen said: "I am following the situation in Georgia with great concern and condemn the violence on the streets of Tbilisi." "The Georgian people want a European future for their country. Georgia is at a crossroads. It should stay the course on the road to Europe." Dubbed the 'Russian law', the bill requires media and non-commercial organisations to regist...
Euronews (English)
A fundraising concert organised by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has been forced to move online, after the live performance was axed due to “irresistible force,” the press group said. HKJA announced on Wednesday that the live concert scheduled for Sunday would take place online on May 8, after the show was called off due to unforeseen circumstances in the final stages of preparation. “[The fundraising concert] has unfortunately been cancelled due to an irresistible force in the final stages of preparation… We hope that everyone can continue to support us in this new format,” a C...
Hong Kong Free Press
Thousands of Georgians have protested in their country's capital over government efforts to pass a law that imitates repressive policy enacted by the Kremlin. Georgian Dream, the governing party, sent parliament a new draft of the legislation, which was previously withdrawn after a public outcry. The law calls for media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. It is identical to a proposal Georgian Dream was pressured to withdraw a year ago following large street protests. The only change is the rec...
Euronews (English)
A Hong Kong press group has sought to challenge the revised rules for accessing the government’s vehicle registry. The arrangements rolled out in January constituted a “disproportionate and unjustified restriction” on press freedom enshrined in the city’s mini-constitution, the group argued. The requirement for journalists to seek approval directly from the transport commissioner to access vehicle records should be declared unconstitutional, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said in an application for leave to apply for judicial review last Friday. Judicial reviews are considered by...
Hong Kong Free Press
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