Europe

January 24, 2025

High-Profile Suspect Yorgen Fenech Granted Bail in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder Case

January 24, 2025 – Malta –  Prominent Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech—charged with complicity in the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia—has been granted bail, […]
January 24, 2025

Malta Businessman Yorgen Fenech Released on Bail in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder Case

January 24, 2025 – Malta –  Yorgen Fenech, a wealthy Maltese businessman accused of orchestrating the 2017 assassination of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been […]
January 24, 2025

RSF Files ICC Complaint Against Belarus for Crimes Against Humanity Targeting Journalists

January 24, 2025 – Belarus –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko […]
January 23, 2025

Georgia’s Independent Media Under Siege: The Case of Mzia Amaghlobeli

January 23, 2025 – Georgia –  Veteran Georgian journalist and media manager Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder and director of the independent outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was arrested […]
January 20, 2025

Peter Greste Launches Hunger Strike in Support of Detained Egyptian-British Dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah

January 20, 2025 – Egypt/UK –  Australian journalist Peter Greste began a 21-day hunger strike outside the UK Prime Minister’s office in London to demand the […]
January 20, 2025

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Describes Harrowing Detention in Iran’s Evin Prison

January 20, 2025 – Italy/Iran –  Italian war correspondent Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested in Tehran on December 19, 2024, while reporting on assignment for Il […]
January 19, 2025

Russia’s War on Ukrainian Media: 24 Journalists Killed, Over 150 Press Violations in 2024

January 19, 2025 – Ukraine/Russia – In 2024, Russian forces escalated their assault on media freedom in Ukraine, killing 24 Ukrainian media workers and committing over […]