Council of Europe Campaign for the Safety of Journalists: Events and activities
Annual Thematic Conference: Building the paragdim against impunity of crimes against journalists, 29 April 2025
Press articles:
Launch of consultations for the National Chapter of the Campaign, Ukraine, 9 April 2024
The 1st meeting of the national focal points, 6 October 2023
- Minutes and List of participants
- Programme
- List of National Focal Points
- Pocket guide: Key actions for improved safety of journalists
- Extended Implementation Guide to selected topics under Prevention and Promotion Pillars of the Guidelines of Recommendation CM/Rec (2016)4 on the Protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors
- News item: “Journalists matter”: Council of Europe launches campaign for the safety of journalists
Campaign launch at the Riga Conference, 5-6 October 2023
“The Pen is Mightier than the Sword? Meeting today’s challenges to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists”
Workshop on the existing initiatives on the safety of journalists, 1-2 June 2023
2023
SETTING THE PATH & LAUNCH
Launch of the Campaign in Riga (5-6 October, Riga, Latvia)
1st meeting of the National Focal Points (6 October, Riga, Latvia)
Workshop on the existing initiatives on the safety of journalists (1-2 June, Strasbourg, France)
2024
PROTECTION
Second meeting of the National Focal Points (20-21 June, Strasbourg, France)
Launch of consultations for the National Chapter of the Campaign (9 April, Ukraine)
Meeting with the Platform Partners (5-6 March, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Gala for excellence in journalism (29 February, Bucharest, Romania)
Read more about 2024 in the trifold 
2025
PROSECUTION
Training of Trainers (ToT) on SLAPPs (9–10 October, Prague)
Third meeting of the National Focal Points (30 April, Luxembourg)
Read more about 2025 in the trifold
(default) 2026
PREVENTION
Fourth meeting of the National Focal points (22 April, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova)
Youth Facing Disinformation - Why Journalists Matter (9-10 November, 2026, Youth Centre, Strasbourg)
2027
PROMOTION AND AWARENESS RAISING
Final review and closing event
