Europe

January 17, 2025

France: Judges Drop Charges Against Investigative Journalist Ariane Lavrilleux

January 17, 2025 – France –  Paris’s anti‑terrorism judges decided not to indict Ariane Lavrilleux, an investigative journalist with Disclose, who had faced serious criminal charges […]
January 16, 2025

Dom Phillips’s Final Book, How to Save the Amazon, to Be Published Posthumously in May

January 16, 2025 – UK/Brazil –  British journalist Dom Phillips, who was tragically killed in the Brazilian Amazon alongside Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022, […]
January 15, 2025

Russia Enacts Harsh New Laws Targeting Critics and Journalists, Drawing International Condemnation

January 15, 2025 – Russia –  The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned a new set of laws passed in Russia that significantly tighten state […]
January 14, 2025

Belarus: Journalist Andrei Kuznechyk Released After Over Three Years of Political Imprisonment

January 14, 2025 – Belarus –  Belarusian journalist Andrei Kuznechyk, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was released in early 2025 after spending more […]
January 12, 2025

Georgian Authorities Detain Batumelebi Director Mzia Amaghlobeli Amid Anti-Government Protests

January 12, 2025 – Georgia –  Seasoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder and director of independent media outlets Batumelebi (Batumi) and Netgazeti (national), was arrested during protests […]
January 12, 2025

Italian-Iranian Diplomatic Swap: Detained Iranian Released After Italian Journalist Freed

January 12, 2025 – Italy/Iran –  In a delicate diplomatic maneuver, Italy released Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini on January 12, 2025, just days after Tehran freed […]