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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · Mar 5

The Europe Press Freedom Report 2025 is out!
Available in English and French 👉 go.coe.int/LjTes

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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Belgium: Freelance Journalist Erika Di Benedetto Assaulted by Police while Covering a Protest
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/uvDJa
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ifjglobal.bsky.social
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Bulgarian Parliament Advances Draft Amendments to Criminal Code Introducing Prison Terms for Publishing Personal Information
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/QfYaU
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social, AEJ, @rsf.org & @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Russian Federation: Former RFE/RL Editor Ivan Belyaev Fined for Participating in ‘Undesirable Organisation'
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/rQw3F
Alert submitted by the JFJ
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Serbia: Several Serbian Journalists Targeted by Smear Campaign
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/9H9hy
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @peninternational.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Russia: TV Rain Journalists in Exile Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Valeria Ratnikova Arrested in Absentia, Editor in Chief Tikhon Dzyadko Charged
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/qh72s
Alert submitted by the JFJ & the IPI @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Moscow Court Orders Arrest in Absentia of TV Rain Journalist in Exile Yulia Taratuta
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/xqt67
Alert submitted by the JFJ & the IPI @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 3d

@rsf.org Declared 'Undesirable Organisation' in the Russian Federation
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/P6qe3
Alert submitted by the JFJ
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 4d

Albania: Report TV Correspondent Piro Nase Threatened Over Article
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/ZYOfY
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @rsf.org
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 4d

Cyprus: Dialogos Journalist Bisan Ibrahim assaulted by police while covering protest
Find out more ➡️ go.coe.int/kd8LY
An alert by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 4d

Georgia: Italian Journalist Giacomo Ferrara and Swiss Photojournalist Gregor Sommer Denied Entry to Georgia
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/udHI9
Alert submitted by the JFJ & the IPI @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 5d

Georgia: Wave of inspections targets media support and independent media outlets under amended law on grants
An alert by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
Find out more ➡️ go.coe.int/Kp1bM
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 5d

Georgia: Tbilisi court security officers assault, threaten, obstruct Publika.ge and Formula TV journalists
An alert by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
Find out more ➡️ go.coe.int/1xh3H
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 5d

French Journalist Antoni Lallican Killed by Russian Drone in Donetsk Region
Read the alert 👉 go.coe.int/YNTOh
Alert submitted by @pressfreedom.bsky.social, @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 5d

Croatia: Dalmatinski Portal Journalist Gabrijela Radanović Insulted and Threatened with Death
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Mn8sP
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ifjglobal.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 8d

Detention and Confiscation of Equipment of Two Journalists Covering a Protest in Gdańsk
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/VMgb0
Alert submitted by @article19.bsky.social & @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 8d

Russian Federation: Exiled Journalist Oksana Barsheva Charged with Evading “Foreign Agent” Obligations
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/IVmsq
Alert submitted by the JFJ & the IPI @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 9d

Russian Federation: Journalist Svetlana Khustik Arrested on Charges of Spreading ‘False Information’ About Russian Army
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/3hTBM
Alert submitted by JFJ, @pressfreedom.bsky.social & @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 9d

Slovenia: Journalist Matic Gorenc Cyber-harassed after Disclosure of his Phone Number by Former Prime Minister Janez Janša
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/3hTBM
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ifjglobal.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia

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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 9d

Serbia: Južne Vesti Editorial Team Threatened with "Execution"
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/UsceL
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @rsf.org
#EuropeForFreeMedia

Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 9d

Serbian Journalist Nenad Kulačin and His Family Threatened Online With Death
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Et4A4
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ifjglobal.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 9d

Serbia: Maglocistač Editorial Team Repeatedly Threatened With Death
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/3SrAT
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ifjglobal.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia

Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 10d

Türkiye: @t24comtr.bsky.social Journalist Tolga Şardan Under Judicial Control
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/GkLVR
Alert submitted by the IPI @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 10d

Türkiye: Eight Turkish Journalists Face Prison Sentences for ‘Insult’ and ‘False Information’
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/XNAUx
Alert submitted by @pressfreedom.bsky.social & @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 10d

Serbia: Member of Ruling SNS Main Board Insults and Denigrates Several Media Outlets
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/QtMSr
Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @rsf.org
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 10d

Italy: ‘Porta a Porta’ Crew Attacked While Reporting in Padua
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/XNAUx
Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & @rsf.org
#EuropeForFreeMedia
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