Council of Europe chief says countries must not use Covid-19 crisis to silence journalists
In response to the launch of the 2020 Annual Report by media freedom organisations “Hands Off Press Freedom”, which documented a surge in violence and intimidation of journalists, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, has...
COE Annual report for 2020
The group of international media freedom NGOs working on the Council of Europe’s platform for the safety of journalists will launch their annual report for 2020 – entitled “Hands off press freedom: Attacks on media in Europe must not become a new normal” – via an...
AEJ report: Twenty-four rights-groups call on Turkey to release all those arbitrarily detained, now at risk of Covid-19
A new statement by 24 concerned international groups, including the AEJ, has deplored Turkey’s failure to include journalists and human rights defenders among the 90,000 prisoners freed this week in response to the raised health risks in prisons caused by the...
Greek journalist Sofia Kartali Detained for Two Days in Turkey
On 1 March 2020, Greek freelance video reporter Sofia Kartali was arrested by Turkish police while recording the surge of would-be migrants massing at Elcili Koyu near the border with Greece in the hope of crossing it. On presentation of her Greek identity document...
