Mapping Media Freedom: Heartbreaking stories of violence
by Ana Ribeiro
Index for Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom paints a grim map of Europe in its latest annual report. The monitoring platform in 2016 verified 1,387 instances of violence, threats and other violations of journalists’ rights in the EU and enlargement countries.
Mapping Media Freedom is a platform regularly monitoring media freedom violations across Europe. Its latest report shows a high number of violent attacks and other attempts to repress and obstruct the work of journalists. (Photo: screenshot from annual 2016 report)
Worrying trends expected to continue in 2017 include attacks by right-wing groups, limitations on journalists covering the plight of…
