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Zelensky conferred to the deceased photojournalist Maxim Levin the order “For Bravery”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on April 3 to posthumously confer to the Ukrainian photojournalist Maxim Levin the order “For Bravery”, reports Strana.news. “For personal courage and selflessness…

Bulgaria: Lack of full transparency of media owners, noted in a new report on press freedom

Media capture by representatives of the political and business community and the corrupt relationship between media owners and politicians is analyzed in a new report on media freedom and independence…

Report // Arrests, avoiding publication of information on human rights violations, and other systemic challenges faced by Greek media

Challenges to media independence and the safety of journalists have become systemic in Greece, according to the study “Controlling the message: Challenges for independent reporting in Greece”, shared by the…

Over 60 Media NGOs and Media Outlets of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Signed an Open Call on the Armed Aggression against Ukraine

More than 60 civil society, media organisations and associations, and media outlets of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia signed an open statement to the international community and intergovernmental organisations,…

Roskomnadzor presses Novaya Gazeta to suspend its work, and DW was included in the list of “foreign agents”

The Russian Novaya Gazeta announced that it was suspending the appearance of the newspaper on networks, online, and on paper “until the completion of the special operation on the territory…

SSU urged foreign media not to publish information about missile attacks, so as not to be accused of espionage

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia announced that it will make a legal analysis of the fact of publication and content of the interview given by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

An interview given to Russian media by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been banned by Roskomnadzor and is being “legally assessed” by the prosecutor’s office

Procuratura Generală din Rusia a anunțat că va face o analiză juridică a faptului publicării și a conținutului interviului acordat de președintele Ucrainei, Volodimir Zelenski, mai multor instituții media rusești,…

An IPI report on the state of the press ahead of the election in Hungary shows how the Fidesz government managed to “capture” the country’s media system

Ahead of the 2022 general election, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government continued to “systematically erode media pluralism”, “manipulate the market to further entrench a dominant pro-government narrative”, and silence…

Journalist Oxana Baulina of The Insider died in Kiev bombing

Journalist Oxana Baulina from the Russian opposition publication The Insider died in bombing in Kiev while carrying out an editorial mission, Insider.com wrote on March 23. The newspaper said the…

Criminal cases against journalists in Russia and Ukraine

In both Russia and Ukraine law enforcement agencies continue initiating criminal cases against journalists. Thus, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against the well-known Russian journalist Alexander…