July 2018 Factsheet on media coverage of elections
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The thematic factsheets highlight the European Court of Human Rights’ relevant case-law and the Council of Europe’s other instruments aiming to protect the freedom of expression and the safety of journalists. They shed light on acts or omissions of the national authorities likely to amount to a hindrance of the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. Five general factsheets cover each of the five categories of alerts likely to be posted on the Platform. Specific factsheets are added on themes inspired by the alerts already posted.

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July 2018 Factsheet on freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs: striking the right balance
July 2018 Factsheet on mass surveillance
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Factsheet on attacks on physical integrity of journalists

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2 March 2021
Journalists and Media Workers Assaulted During Protests
2 March 2021
Online Video Advises NOS Journalists to "Flee the Netherlands"
25 February 2021
Three German Freelance Journalists Detained on Lesbos while Reporting on Refugee Landings
22 February 2021
Death Threats against Croatian Journalists after Man Storms into Zadarski.hr Editorial Offices
22 February 2021
N1 TV Crew Insulted and Threatened during Interview
17 February 2021
Demonstrators Attack RFE/RL Office in Yerevan, Assault Journalists
16 February 2021
Explosives Detonate in Front of Albanian Journalist Elidon Ndreka’s House
12 February 2021
Police Uses Force and Detains Two Journalists Covering Street Clashes in Albania

9 February 2021
Hungary’s Last Independent Radio Station has License Extension Rejected by Media Council
8 February 2021
Journalist Esra Aygin Receives Death Threats after Criticising "Northern Cypriot President" Ersin Tatar

4 February 2021
Russian Police Detain or Harass more than 100 Journalists amid a New Wave of Pro-Navalny Protests

3 February 2021
Russian Police Detain or Harass more than 100 Journalists amid a New Wave of Pro-Navalny Protests

2 February 2021
Authorities Attempt to Discourage Journalists, Social Media Platforms, and News Outlets from Covering Protests; At least 50 Journalists Subsequently Detained, Obstructed and Assaulted by Police
1 February 2021
Denník N Editor Monika Tódová Surveilled by Unknown Men
1 February 2021
Orlen’s Takeover of Polska Press Exposes Media Pluralism
29 January 2021
Gazeta Wyborcza Journalists Magda Kozioł and Joanna Urbańska-Jaworska Assaulted by Masked Men while Covering Women’s March
27 January 2021
Results of Investigation Remain Offline Amid Ongoing Lawsuit Against Estonian Public Broadcaster and Journalists Mihkel Kärmas and Anna Pihl
25 January 2021
Lisbon Public Prosecutor Puts the Protection of Sources at Risk
20 January 2021
Lawsuit Against Swedish Outlet Realtid Filed in London
4 January 2021
New National Policing Plan Raises Concerns among Journalists
4 January 2021
Journalists Obstructed during Yellow Vest Demonstrations
4 January 2021
Subject to repeated intimidation, journalist Inès Léraud faces new defamation charges

18 December 2020
Bill on Global Security Threatens Press Freedom
17 December 2020
Estonian Justice Minister to Look into Journalists' Practices Following Revelations

16 December 2020
Police Uses Force and Detains Two Journalists Covering Street Clashes in Albania
16 December 2020
TF1 and Journalist Liseron Boudoul Targeted by Hate Campaign
16 December 2020
Journalist Alexandre Reza Kokabi Arrested and Taken into Custody
16 December 2020
Journalist Ysis Percq Threatened and Intimidated by Far-Right Activists
15 December 2020
Gazeta Wyborcza Journalist Angelika Pitoń faces Two Charges in Poland

14 December 2020
Investigative Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Killed by Car Bomb
4 December 2020
Arson Attack on Alternatyva.org Editorial Office

4 December 2020
Continuing Impunity in the Killing of the Ukrainian Investigative Journalist Georgiy Gongadze
2 December 2020
Journalists Attacked and Injured while Covering Protests in Slovenia
2 December 2020
Two Journalists from RTV Slovenia Subject to Preliminary Investigation for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions

30 November 2020
Journalists Assaulted by Police during Forced Evacuation of Migrant Camp
24 November 2020
La Nazione Photojournalist Tommaso Germogli Hospitalised with Head Trauma after Attack
24 November 2020
Sky TG 24 Crew Covering Anti-lockdown Demonstration Attacked and Chased in Naples
24 November 2020
Italian Journalist Mimmo Rubio Threatened over Coverage of COVID-19 Protests and Organised Crime
19 November 2020
Cars of Italian Journalists Claudio Brambilla and Luisa Biella Destroyed in Suspected Arson Attack
13 November 2020
Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strips Russian Journalist Ilya Azar of Press Accreditation
13 November 2020
Two Journalists Prosecuted for Investigative Documentary on 'MS Estonia'
12 November 2020
Italian Journalist Saverio Tommasi Insulted and Threatened by Anti-face Mask Protesters in Rome
12 November 2020
Investigative Program ‘Schemes’ Targeted with Car Burning
12 November 2020
Ukrainian Investigative Journalist Mykhailo Tkach Finds Traces of Surveillance Devices at his Home
12 November 2020
Judges Illegally Tried to Gain Access to a Ukrainian Journalist Telephone
12 November 2020
Ukrainian Journalist Katerina Sergatskova in Hiding amid Threats
27 October 2020
39 Lawsuits against Journalists from Necenzurirano

27 October 2020
39 Lawsuits against Journalists from Necenzurirano

27 October 2020
Bulgarian Reporter Martin Georgiev Summoned for Questioning over Request for Comment

27 October 2020
News Website Apache Ordered by Court to Take Down an Article

27 October 2020
Lawsuit Filed against the "Dublin Inquirer"

27 October 2020
Judicial Intimidation Targeting the Romanian Union of Journalists and Daily Newspaper "Libertatea"
27 October 2020
Warsaw Publishing House Broken into and Vandalised

27 October 2020
British-Azerbaijani Businessman Threatens Defamation Actions against Five Media Outlets

27 October 2020
EUobserver under Threat of Legal Action in Belgium after Complaint was Dismissed in Luxembourg

27 October 2020
Subject to repeated intimidation, journalist Inès Léraud faces new defamation charges

27 October 2020
Lawsuits Filed against the Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism

27 October 2020
Threats of Legal Action against Cartoonist Gábor Pápai

27 October 2020
Polish Clothing Company LLP Files Lawsuit against two Polish Journalists for Newsweek Poland Article

27 October 2020
Croatian Businessman Requests The Shift to Deposit €300,000 in Damages

27 October 2020
Journalist Ana Lalic Detained Overnight after Reporting on Conditions in Hospital

27 October 2020
Satabank Co-Owner Files SLAPPs against Maltese Blogger Manuel Delia and Times of Malta in Bulgaria

27 October 2020
Court Orders Recall of Forbes Hungary Following GDPR Complaint

27 October 2020
Land Invest Group Had Investigative Journalists Shadowed by Private Detectives

27 October 2020
Malta Economy Minister Issues four Libel Suits and Warrants Against Blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia
26 October 2020
Serbian Journalist Jeton Ismaili’s Family Threatened during Break-In
26 October 2020
Journalists and Media Workers Attacked and Obstructed while Covering Belgrade Protests