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Censorship: EU vs Turkey's 138 internet domain name ban
Rated ‘partially free’ in the reporters without borders freedom index, Turkey is the European country with the highest amount of domain name bans. The Turkish telecommunications directorate list of 'expurgatorial words' - for example, you can't use the word for sister-in-law (Bildaz) - was sent to web hosting companies on 28 April. In the EU there are less amusing comparisons
press freedom, tower of babel, censorship, languages, youtube, internet, idioms
Life as a journalist in Montenegro: punchbags and missionaries itching to do their job
Physical threats or threats of court action, unstable salaries and a lack of recognition. In a country which only ranked 104th on the 2010 world press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders (RWB), the journalist’s profession entails quite a number of downsides. This is one of the many paradoxes in Montenegro, for given the lack of political opposition the journalist is also the sole representative of the public interest. So they tell us
press freedom, corruption, balkans, human rights, media, montenegro, podgorica
Viktor Orban: who's been a naughty boy at the European parliament?
A fierce dispute broke out between Hungarian prime minister and EU parliamentarians during Orbán's speech marking his country's EU Council presidency. The MEPs were above all critical of Hungary's new media law. While Orbán's reaction cast his country in a dim light, the criticism went too far and was implausible, write Hungarian, German and Slovakian commentators
press freedom, hungary, euweek, european media, media, european parliament, european democracy
Hungary's new media law no surprise for Europe
The 'media act' was passed on 21 December in Hungary and was implemented on 1 January 2011. It's not such a derogation in Europe, because the context of this law is nothing more than just another sign of an alarming trend in Europe
press freedom, eu presidency, italy, censorship, czech republic, hungary, budapest
Corruption, crime and journalism in Europe
Political corruption in Europe is the drama of the season. Confronted by media revelations, the governments of Old Europe are criticising, even muzzling the media space whose influence they fear. Not all countries react in the same way: in Great Britain, Germany and Poland, media investigations pressure governments to fire people. In France and Italy, the news isn’t causing a stir at all
press freedom, italy, information, corruption, germany, poland, european media
Fired public radio satirists - 'Berlusconisation France'?
Censor one person and someone else will speak for them. That’s what happened on 1 July in front of La Maison de la Radio in Paris, where disappointed listeners and exasperated France Inter workers protested against the sacking of morning show comedians Stéphane Guillon and Didier Porte. Flashback
press freedom, paris, european media, media, nicolas sarkozy, silvio berlusconi, freedom of expression
EU: pressing for press freedom
3 May marked the twentieth world press freedom day. In France, the foreign affairs ministry has been clamouring after the release of France 3 journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, who have been held hostage in Afghanistan for over four months. In 2010, 3 May is themed around the freedom of information - the UK elections of 6 May alone showed how many MPs were punished by losing their seats, after the 'expenses scandal' allowed normal citizens to see how power was being abused. Further east, it's a trickier story, with reporters barely able to work in former soviet republic conditions; in Croatia for example, crime and corruption are hard realities, cliche as it sounds. Today, Italy and France have been painted as the black sheep of the newrooms
Almost 50 journalists behind bars: 'all young Iranians are potential journalists'
On 11 February 2010, both opponents and supporters of Ahmadinejad were in the streets to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. We speak to the Iranian lawyer and 2003 nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi
press freedom, internet, mahmoud ahmadinejad, islam, human rights, world affairs, iran islamic republic of
1000 euros for a night with Silvio Berlusconi
Southern Italian businessman Gianpaolo Tarantini stated* in a 29 July police interrogation that he had recruited 30 young women for 18 parties in the prime minister's private villas between September 2008 and January 2009. Some are said to have received up to £880 to spend the night with Berlusconi. The Spanish, Italian, French and British press is outraged
press freedom, italy, scandal, censorship, sex, euweek, united kingdom
Crisis in European journalism
Between the precarious nature of the work and fear for the vocation, journalism hardly dares to testify anymore against its patrons, the big communications companies. The public’s right to information is decreasing alarmingly as a result of the current economic crisis
press freedom, job, censorship, civil society, precarity, labour market, freedom of expression
Reporters Without Borders: Bulgaria ‘worrying’
Luxembourg, Iceland and Norway rank joint first in the 2008 worldwide press freedom index - but why is Bulgaria lagging behind the rest of Europe? Interviews
press freedom, mustafa kemal atatürk, bulgaria, croatia, society, journalism, reporters without borders
Goodbye media transparency? Lithuania’s corrupt press corps
Since the financial crisis at the end of the nineties, business and media have gone hand in hand. Monopolising circumstances and media moguls dominate the local market. Politics and economics pay for positive news coverage and those who criticise the system are openly defamed
Egypt's bloggers do it better
UNESCO World Press Freedom Day reminds the world of the need to protect the fundamental rights of the freedom of expression and press on 3 May
Danish cartoons, one year on
French satirical paper 'Charlie Hebdo' is on trial for publishing the Muhammed cartoons. We ask the original Danish editor if political correctness will always cloud freedom of speech
Freedom of the press under fire
Freedom of the press in the EU is respected, but not guaranteed. With major differences between Eastern and Western Europe, the protection of information is at risk
Terrorising the media?
The war against terrorism is causing some unlikely casualties. Might freedom of the press be one of them?
Ali Lmrabet, fighting for freedom of speech
A symbol of the fight for freedom of speech after his imprisonment and hunger strike, Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet is ready to continue his crusade. He has but one weapon: words
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