Europe

August 27, 2025

Ukrainian-born Editor Vitalii Mazurenko Fired in Poland After On-Air Insult of President Karol Nawrocki

August 27, 2025 – Poland/Ukraine – The dismissal of Ukrainian-born journalist Vitalii Mazurenko from his role as deputy editor-in-chief at the Polish outlet Obserwator Międzynarodowy has […]
August 26, 2025

Belarusian Journalist Aleh Supruniuk Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for “Extremism”

August 26, 2025 – Belarus –  Belarusian freelance journalist Aleh Supruniuk has been sentenced to three years in prison following a closed trial on August 8. He […]
August 26, 2025

Journalist Margarita Zuaui Faces Expulsion from Belgium Despite API-IPA Appeal

August 26, 2025 – Belgium – The International Press Association (API‑IPA) has urgently called on Belgian authorities to halt the expulsion of journalist Margarita Zuaui and […]
August 26, 2025

Crimean Tatar Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva Targeted in New Prosecution over Reporting Russian Repression

August 26, 2025 – Crimea/Russia –  A recent report from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reveals that Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights defender Lutfiye […]
August 25, 2025

African Journalists Unite as ‘AJAG’ to Condemn Attacks on Media in Gaza and Demand Accountability

August 25, 2025 – Africa/Palestine –  A new pan‑African coalition, African Journalists Against Genocide (AJAG), has emerged, uniting media professionals from more than 20 African countries […]
August 25, 2025

Ukrainian Journalist Dmytro Khylyuk Freed After Over Three Years in Secret Detention

August 25, 2025 – Ukraine/Russia –  Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khylyuk, a correspondent for UNIAN, has finally returned home after spending three years, five months, and 21 […]
August 23, 2025

UK Journalists Unite in Mourning and Protest After Killing of Al Jazeera Colleagues in Gaza

August 23, 2025 – UK/Palestine –  Following the deaths of Al Jazeera journalists in a strike near Gaza City’s Al‑Shifa Hospital, British media workers mounted a […]
August 22, 2025

72 Groups Urge UK Prime Minister to Secure Jimmy Lai’s Release on Medical Grounds

August 22, 2025 – UK – A global coalition of 72 press freedom and human rights organisations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has called […]
August 21, 2025

Seeking Justice for Journalists Slavuj and Perenić: 27 Years Lost, Impunity Persists

August 21, 2025 – Serbia/Albania – radio correspondent Đuro Slavuj and driver Ranko Perenić of Radio Priština vanished while travelling to cover the return of kidnapped […]