30 news organisations condemn ‘chilling’ police raid on Kansas newspaper
More than 30 US news titles and press freedom organisations have condemned a police raid on a Kansas newspaper as “significantly overbroad, improperly intrusive and possibly in violation of federal...
View ArticleCatastrophe for Afghanistan’s media but we could speed recovery
Until two years ago, the news media in Afghanistan thrived. There were 160 television stations, 311 radio stations, 90 print newspapers and 26 news agencies jostling for attention. Nearly 12,000...
View ArticleWhy journalists deserve convention protecting ‘inalienable rights that are...
Do journalists deserve legal protection beyond that granted to the general population? For many of us, the instinctive answer is “no”. It is a matter of professional pride and identification with our...
View ArticleGovernment-led task force launched to protect journalism from SLAPPs
The UK Government is launching a task force to crack down on the growing number of SLAPP legal cases designed to intimidate journalists in the UK. SLAPP stands for strategic litigation against public...
View ArticleRishi Sunak urged to ‘act immediately’ for safety of journalists in Gaza
Rishi Sunak has been urged to “act immediately” to protect journalists in Gaza who are being killed in unprecedented numbers. At least 85 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war...
View ArticleGovernment backs crackdown on lawsuits used to silence journalists
Proposals to crack down on spurious lawsuits which are used to intimidate journalists, academics and campaigners into silence have been backed by the Government. Strategic litigation against public...
View ArticlePolice ‘mounted surveillance op’ after journalists’ arrest in bid to find source
Police mounted a covert surveillance operation following the arrest of journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney in a bid to unmask one of their sources, a tribunal has heard. The Investigatory...
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Nils Horner deserves justice ten years after murder – as do journalists...
On 11 March 2014, the unthinkable happened. Swedish Radio’s foreign correspondent, Nils Horner, was murdered in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed, yet I vividly remember the bone-chilling cold...
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Met Police issues apology nearly ten years after detaining journalists at...
The Metropolitan Police has settled with three journalists detained and stopped from covering a Black Lives Matter protest in London in 2014. Video journalist Jason N Parkinson, photographer Jess Hurd...
View ArticleCase dropped against press photographer after altercation with police officer...
Update 8 April 2024: Charges against a press photographer arrested while covering a police incident in Swansea last year have been dropped one day before a jury trial was due to begin. Swansea Crown...
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RSF Press Freedom Index 2024: UK and US scores hit by widespread job cuts
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index scores for both the UK and US have dropped, driven in part by financial difficulties resulting in widespread job cuts. The UK’s score was...
View ArticleAlex Crawford slams Govt’s ’empty’ press freedom promises ‘without action’ on...
Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford has said press freedom speeches given by the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary this week amounted to “empty words” in light of the ongoing Israeli ban...
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Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent accuses international journalists of not doing...
An Al Jazeera correspondent has argued efforts to enter the Gaza Strip by international journalists have not been enough. Gaza correspondent Youmna El Sayed, who has been reporting from the strip...
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More than half world without freedom of expression as India falls into...
The number of people that live in countries where they are not free to express opinions and beliefs or freely access information has surged in the last year, according to a new report. Some 4.2...
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UK media facing ‘extreme legal hurdles’, top lawyer warns
A top media freedom lawyer said the UK press is facing “extreme legal hurdles”, pointing to reporting of allegations against Crispin Odey and Russell Brand. Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, a barrister at...
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EU urged to cancel trade agreement with Israel over journalist killings
Sixty press freedom and journalist groups have signed an open letter urging the European Union to take action against Israel for violating media freedom. The joint letter has been organised by the...
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