‘Tsunami’ of Net Restrictions Leaves Turkey’s Online Media Fearing for Future
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US district judge Tim Kelly – a Trump appointee – has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access to several media outlets, saying the ban was probably unconstitutional.
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https://www.europesays.com/3265220/ Justice delayed is justice denied, Malta’s opposition leader says #AlexBorg #AntiSLAPPDirective #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #EMFA #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #malta #MediaFreedom #YorgenFenech
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Justice delayed is justice denied, Malta’s opposition leader says https://www.byteseu.com/2386856/ #AlexBorg #AntiSLAPPDirective #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #EMFA #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #Malta #MediaFreedom #YorgenFenech
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https://www.europesays.com/3256121/ Turkey Blocks Social Media Accounts, Arrests 80, as LGBT Crackdown Expands #BalkanMediaWatch #DigitalFreedom #DigitalRights #GenderJustice #LGBTQ+Rights #MediaFreedom #Turkey #turkiye
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Turkey Blocks Social Media Accounts, Arrests 80, as LGBT Crackdown Expands
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Ownership Changes Unsettle Serbia’s Critical Media Ahead of Elections
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Turkey Stages Wide-Ranging LGBT Crackdown for ‘Family Safety’
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https://www.europesays.com/people/227743/ Orbán urges resistance against Hungary’s ‘enemies’ in fiery speech #AcademicFreedom #BYD #China #Colonialism #confrontation #corruption #EU #EU’sSecurity #FideszParty #fraud #Hungary #investigations #JudicialIndependence #KötcseiMeeting #MediaFreedom #MinorityRights #pariah #PeterMagyar #PeterSzijjarto #resistance #RuleOfLaw #TiszaParty #ViktorOrbán #VladimirPutin
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The number of journalists being murdered in Mexico is on the rise again. Seven were killed this year – six in the last three months alone.
The chilling nexus between organised crime syndicates and public officials is creating “zones of silence”.
For more: https://buff.ly/fhNaOxi via @iMEdD_org
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone are using satire to address corporate pressure. What if South Park renamed itself to dodge political influence? The creators announced a name change to "South America" for the upcoming season as a response to President Trump's executive orders renaming geographic landmarks. This move highlights how corporations often navigate complex demands from the administration while navigating freedom of expression in media. Satire remains a vital tool for exposing inconsistent principles in tech and entertainment today. Read more about this bold shift here: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/tv-show-south-park-changes-show-name-south-america-trump.html #SouthPark #Trump #Satire #MediaFreedom
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https://www.europesays.com/3238232/ French foreign minister warns of AfD’s electoral victory-associated risks #afd #AlternativeForGermany #DemocraticFoundation #dispossession #downgrading #ElectoralVictory #Europe #EuropeanSpirit #EuropeanUnion #ExistentialIssue #FarRight #france #germany #HistoricalRevisionism #INJUSTICE #JeanNoëlBarrot #MarineLePen #MediaFreedom #NationalRally #NeoNaziParty #RightWingExtremism #SaxonyAnhalt #XENOPHOBIA
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French foreign minister warns of AfD’s electoral victory-associated risks
The spectacular electoral achiev…
#Europe #EU #AFD #ALTERNATIVEFORGERMANY #democraticfoundation #dispossession #downgrading #electoralvictory #European #Europeanspirit #EuropeanUnion #existentialissue #Farright #France #Germany #historicalrevisionism #injustice #Jean-NoëlBarrot #MarineLePen #Mediafreedom #nationalrally #neo-Naziparty #RIGHT-WINGEXTREMISM #Saxony-Anhalt #xenophobia
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1188660/ Serbia wants to join the EU. Can it do so while journalists are forced into exile? #accession #AleksandarVučić #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Journalism #MediaFreedom #RSF #RuleOfLawReport #Serbia #Surveillance
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https://www.europesays.com/3235247/ Serbia wants to join the EU. Can it do so while journalists are forced into exile? #accession #AleksandarVucic #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #journalism #MediaFreedom #RSF #RuleOfLawReport #Serbia #surveillance
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Serbia wants to join the EU. Can it do so while journalists are forced into exile?
Serbia wants to move forward with its EU accession, even as journalists are being threatened, surveilled and forced…
#Europe #EU #accession #AleksandarVucic #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #journalism #Mediafreedom #RSF #RuleofLawReport #Serbia #Surveillance
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Serbia wants to join the EU. Can it do so while journalists are forced into exile? https://www.byteseu.com/2340093/ #accession #AleksandarVučić #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #journalism #MediaFreedom #RSF #RuleOfLawReport #Serbia #surveillance
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https://www.europesays.com/people/213610/ CPJ calls for release of Turkish journalist jailed over ‘Erdoğan passed away’ post #AkParty #AKP #Article217/A #AydınDenge #censorship #CommitteeToProtectJournalists #CPJ #Democracy #DisinformationLaw #Erdogan #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #HumanRightsInTurkey #İremDelice #journalism #JournalistArrests #justice #MediaFreedom #oppression #PressFreedom #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RuleOfLaw #Turkey #TurkishJournalists
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‘This Is How We Lived Here’: Documenting 16 Years in Hungary Under Orban
Those who stayed The vast majority, of course, stayed in Hungary and adopted different survival strategies. A journalist…
#Hungary #HU #Europe #Europa #EU #CivilRights #democracy #Fidesz #hír #hungary #Magyarország #MediaFreedom #PeterMagyar #Tisza #ViktorOrbán
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https://www.europesays.com/people/211112/ ‘This Is How We Lived Here’: Documenting 16 Years in Hungary Under Orban #CivilRights #Democracy #Fidesz #Hungary #MediaFreedom #PeterMagyar #Tisza #ViktorOrbán
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https://www.europesays.com/3228373/ ‘This Is How We Lived Here’: Documenting 16 Years in Hungary Under Orban #CivilRights #democracy #Fidesz #hír #hungary #Magyarország #MediaFreedom #PeterMagyar #Tisza #ViktorOrbán
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‘This Is How We Lived Here’: Documenting 16 Years in Hungary Under Orban
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/402134/ SERAP, NGE Threaten Lawsuit Over Foreign Aid Bill #CivicSpace #democracy #ForeignAidBill #HumanRights #legislation #MediaFreedom #NationalAssembly #NGE #Nigeria #SERAP
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/395049/ Tanzania VP resigns after report of divisions #ElectionUnrest #EmmanuelNchimbi #GovernmentDivisions #MediaFreedom #MwanahalisiNewspaper #OppositionCrackdown #PoliticalRights #PoliticalTensions #PressFreedomTanzania #ReportersWithoutBorders #SamiaSuluhuHassan #Tanzania #TanzaniaElection #TanzaniaPolitics #TanzaniaVicePresident #VicePresidentResignation
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/151561/ Turkish journalists group condemns restrictions at İmamoğlu trial, Health Ministry event #accreditation #AKParty #AKP #Birgün #Cumhuriyet #democracy #Ekremİmamoğlu #HalkTV #HealthMinistry #HumanRights #IstanbulMetropolitanMunicipality #Journalists #Justice #KemalMemişoğlu #law #MarmaraPrison #MediaFreedom #oppression #PressFreedom #RuleOfLaw #Silivri #SözcüTV #Stockholm #Sweden #TGC #Turkey #TurkishJournalists’Association
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Serbian Media Outlets’ Management Change Sparks Suspicion Ahead of Elections
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Florida AG Threatens Legal Action Against NYTimes Over Editorial Decisions
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#politics #politicalcontroversy #mediafreedom #publicpensionfunds
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Belarus ban of Euronews sparks debate and support for press freedom across Europe
A decision by Belarus earlier this week to place Euronews on its list of “extremist” media and ban…
#Europe #EU #Belarus #Euronews #EuropeanUnion #freedom #independentjournalism #Lukashenka #Mediafreedom #mediaoutlet
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The courts in Mozambique have struck down a decree granting the government draconian powers to spy on citizens, collect user data, shut down the internet and resort to technical intervention to force networks to comply.
This is a victory for freedom of expression, privacy and the right to access and share information freely.
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Media Changes in Montenegro Intensify Alarm About Foreign Influence
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Trump is weaponizing the FBI to target journalists. Media lawyers fear he could soon resort to using the ‘nuclear option’ by invoking the Espionage Act to stifle critical reporting, writes Ruth Marcus in the New Yorker.
Big media houses have the resources to weather the storm, but smaller outlets may opt to self-censor. ‘That chilling effect, of course, is precisely what Trump is after.’
#MediaFreedom
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Lawyers for Mozambican journalist @estaciosvaloi have asked the District Attorney’s office to revoke the warrant used to seize his laptop & phones, and return them immediately. The seizure violates his right to privacy and to work & threatens press freedom
#MediaFreedom
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The EU's latest Rule of Law Report says several members states are updating legislation to comply with the European Media Freedom Act, but warns media ownership and editorial independence remain a concern with candidate countries Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
https://dig.watch/updates/eu-publishes-2026-rule-of-law-report
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If your argument for policing the ABC falls apart under basic fact-checking, maybe the problem isn’t the ABC.
Public broadcasters should be held to high standards—but by evidence, existing independent processes and editorial accountability, not political pressure or special oversight bodies whenever someone dislikes the coverage.#abc #sbs #mediafreedom #auspol
https://www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-all-the-errors-in-jillian-segals-attack-on-the-abc-2/
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BIRN Report Warns Digital Repression is Worsening Across Western Balkans, Turkey
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We are all Ukrainians, said Adam Michnik at the Meliore/PS Media & Democracy Summit.
Every Ukrainian killed is a shot through the heart of European democracy.
Watch the event at the link: bit.ly/4vkcCE0
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In a significant victory for media freedom and open public debate, Poland has passed a new law that protects journalists, activists and whistleblowers against vexatious lawsuits aimed at silencing them. The law covers both domestic and cross border SLAPPs.
#AntiSLAPP #MediaFreedom
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Turkish Journalists Protest Accreditation Denials for NATO Summit in Ankara
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Montenegro Spy Agency Criticised for Criminal Complaint Against Reporters
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Women journalists deserve safe workplaces and equal professional space.
EU-supported regional cooperation is helping media organisations turn this commitment into action.
Read the full article 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x3s4H
#EUwithYOU #MediaFreedom #GenderEquality
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Kyrgyzstan is offering bloggers tax breaks as Kazakhstan tightens scrutiny of influencer income, showing two very different answers to the same digital economy problem https://ow.ly/5n8B50ZcHUU #Influencers #TaxPolicy #MediaFreedom #SocialMedia #ContentCreators #Kyrgyzstan #Kazakhstan -
The Czech government scraps licence fees for public media.
The right-wing populist coalition of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has approved a bill replacing the traditional funding model with direct state budget financing — a shift that journalists, media freedom groups and tens of thousands of citizens say puts editorial independence at risk.
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More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive's access
#HackerNews #localnews #InternetArchive #journalism #access #mediafreedom #newsoutlets
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Interesting:
"Taken together, the [European Media Freedom Act]’s provisions offer a tiered but genuinely meaningful landscape for strategic litigation.
Strategic litigation is, however, neither a panacea nor a guarantee. Its effectiveness depends on judicial independence, adequate legal resources, and the willingness of courts to engage with politically sensitive (legal) questions."
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Hungary’s State Media Faces Reckoning as Prime Minister-Elect Vows Suspension
Hungary's Prime Minister-Elect Péter Magyar suspends state media like M1 and Kossuth Radio, calling them 'factories of lies' after election win on April 15, 2026.
#HungaryMedia, #PéterMagyar, #StateMedia, #HungaryPolitics, #MediaFreedom
https://newsletter.tf/hungary-state-media-suspended-by-new-leader/
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Hungary's state media, including M1 television and Kossuth Radio, will be suspended starting April 15, 2026. This is a major change from the previous government's control.
#HungaryMedia, #PéterMagyar, #StateMedia, #HungaryPolitics, #MediaFreedom
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Global Press Freedom Plummets to 25-Year Nadir
Press freedom is at its lowest in 25 years. Over half the world's countries are now 'difficult' or 'very serious' for journalists. See why.
#PressFreedom, #Journalism, #RSFIndex, #MediaFreedom, #GlobalNews
https://newsletter.tf/global-press-freedom-lowest-in-25-years/
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Global press freedom has dropped to its lowest point in 25 years. More than half of all countries are now rated as 'difficult' or 'very serious' for journalists.
#PressFreedom, #Journalism, #RSFIndex, #MediaFreedom, #GlobalNews
https://newsletter.tf/global-press-freedom-lowest-in-25-years/