National Initiatives on Safety of Journalists
National Focal Points advance work on journalists’ safety in Luxembourg
Activities of Council of Europe
30 April 2025
Luxembourg
(anglais seulement) The third meeting of the National Focal Points to the Journalists Matter Campaign gathered representatives from across Europe to discuss ongoing efforts to improve the safety of...
Journalists Matter Campaign at the Press Play Prague Film Festival
Czechia
Activities of Council of Europe
10 October 2025
Prague, Czechia
(anglais seulement) The Council of Europe’s Journalists Matter Campaign participated in this year’s Press Play Prague International Film Festival, themed “Journalists Under Pressure”. The...
2025 progress and ongoing action - Journalists Matter Campaign
Activities of Council of Europe
21 November 2025
Strasbourg, France
(anglais seulement) The Journalists Matter Campaign is making steady progress across Europe in protecting journalists and promoting press freedom. In 2025, the Campaign focused on the prosecution...
Initiative for empowering journalists and commitment for their safety and resilience
Sweden
Since 2017, the Fojo Media Institute has been responsible for identifying, developing and implementing initiatives for journalists and editorial offices to prevent and manage exposure to threats...
Targeted actions by security forces in Sweden to combat hate and safety of journalists related crimes
Sweden
Since 2015, the Police Authority has been working more specifically to combat hate crimes and other crimes that threaten democracy, including crimes against journalists. Specialized teams working...
Pilot project for cooperation of local police and media
Sweden
Since 2022 the Police have collaborated with the Swedish Media Publishers’ Association within a specific project in the form of regionally organised dialogue meetings with representatives from the...
Meeting of the Secretariat of the Journalists Matter Campaign with the Partners of Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists
Activities of Council of Europe
5 March 2024
Thessaloniki, Greece
On the occasion of the launch of their 2024 annual report in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Secretariat of the Council of Europe Campaign for the Safety of Journalists – Journalists Matter, met with the...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommends that member States strengthen support to safe and free journalism and to engage in the Campaign for the Safety of Journalists - Journalists Matter
Activities of Council of Europe
26 January 2024
Strasbourg, France
(anglais seulement) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Recommendation and a Resolution based on the Report Guaranteeing media freedom and the safety of...
Training on behavior and ethics in the event of an incident
Norway
In June 2024, the Union of Journalists provided a course for newly graduated journalists and photographers and others interested in how to behave at the scene of an incident, stay on safe ethical...
Remedies for journalists injured in war zones
Ukraine
October 2024
On 10 October 2024, Ukraine adopted Law No. 4016-IX, amending Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine "On State Support for Media, Guarantees of Professional Activity, and Social Protection of...