Europe

February 27, 2025

Russian Journalist Barabash Placed Under House Arrest Over Ukraine War Posts

February 27, 2025 – Russia –  Russian journalist and film critic Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest by authorities in Moscow, accused of spreading so-called […]
February 24, 2025

Three Years of War: Russia Commits Over 800 Crimes Against Journalists in Ukraine

February 24, 2025 – Russia/Ukraine –  As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine marks its third anniversary, reports reveal a relentless assault on press freedom and […]
February 24, 2025

Russian Authorities Push for Harsher Sentence Against Imprisoned Journalist Maria Ponomarenko

February 24, 2025 – Russia –  Russian prosecutors have requested a new, longer prison sentence for Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist and former columnist for Radio Free […]
February 23, 2025

Zelensky Rejects Allegations Over Gonzalo Lira’s Death in Custody

February 23, 2025 – Russia/Ukraine –  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly denied allegations that he ordered the killing of Chilean-American journalist Gonzalo Lira, whose death […]
February 20, 2025

Italy: Journalists’ Union Takes Legal Action Over Paragon Spyware Scandal

February 20, 2025 – Italy –  Italy’s national journalists’ union, the Federazione Nazionale Stampa Italiana (FNSI), alongside the Order of Journalists (Odg), initiated legal proceedings against […]
February 20, 2025

Montenegro Launches Parliamentary Probe into Decades of Attacks on Journalists

February 20, 2025 – Montenegro –  Montenegro’s parliament voted to establish an Inquiry Committee to investigate politically motivated attacks on journalists and intellectuals dating back to […]
February 19, 2025

British Journalist Charlotte Peet Missing in Brazil: Voluntary Disappearance Suspected

February 19, 2025 – UK/Brazil –  Charlotte Peet, a 32-year-old British freelance journalist, has been missing in Brazil since February 8, 2025. Her last known communication […]