Russia outlaws war reporting and gags debate as Ukraine disaster unfolds
Russia has enacted two laws to criminalise war reporting and protesting against the war in Ukraine with sentences of…
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Uzbek television broadcasts controversial Netflix film ‘6 Underground’ to Turkmenistan
The Netflix action-adventure film released in December, 6 Underground, continues to irritate the authorities in Turkmenistan. Viewers in eastern…
Turkey ends 991-day Wikipedia ban
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has lifted a 991-day ban on Wikipedia. In December, a 10-to-six majority on the court ruled in…
Turkey loses no.1 media jailer crown to China
A media watchdog says Turkey has jailed almost as many journalists as China, along with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. China…
New Berlin media boss was Stasi informer
Germany’s Berliner Zeitung is to investigate its new owner after he confirmed his role as an informant for the Stasi,…
Populists in Poland and Hungary suffer setbacks
Sunday’s general election in Poland saw the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) lose control of the upper house and…
Poland’s PiS well-placed to retain power in weekend poll
Ahead of the 2015 general election, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his Law and Justice (PiS) party promised voters that they would…
Khashoggi’s final words reported by Turkey’s media
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi asked his government murderers not to cover his mouth because he suffered from asthma, Turkey’s Sabah…
Russian broadcaster fined for biased coverage
The UK’s media regulator has fined Russia’s RT £200,000 for violating broadcasting regulations, a move the Russian Foreign Ministry said…
Turkey moves to prosecute Bloomberg reporters
A Turkish court has accepted a request to prosecute two Bloomberg reporters and 36 others after Turkey’s banking monitoring agency,…
Speaker and media secure release of Russian journalist
The arrest of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov (pictured) last week, on what appeared to be a fabricated drugs charge,…
Istanbul mayoral re-run brings thug attacks
Five attacks on Turkish opposition journalists have been reported ahead of the rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election on June…
Germany warns travellers visiting Turkey
The German authorities have revised travel advice to Turkey, warning that freedom of expression laws in Germany do not apply…
Russian MPs ban insulting government
The Russian Duma has passed legislation that imposes restrictions on online journalism and penalties on those who insult the government….
Suspect held in Bulgaria journalist murder probe
A Romanian man has been detained in Bulgaria in connection with the rape and murder of broadcast journalist Viktoria Marinova. …
Turks raise heat over Saudi disappearance
Calls are growing for Saudi Arabia to explain the disappearance of a self-exiled journalist after Turkey accused it of murdering…
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