Amidst war in Ukraine, EU must provide emergency visas for Russian & Belarusian journalists fleeing repression - Article

The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today call on the Member States of the European Union to set a global example of support for media freedom in crisis by extending emergency shelter and visa waivers to Russian journalists fleeing the country, as well as Belarusian journalists seeking refuge from war and repression

Freedom and the Media: a Downward Spiral - Reports

The Freedom in the World report shows that free press is declining around the world and that this threatens the status of democracy. Freedom of the Media is under attack not only in historically Not Free countries, but also in some of the most influential Free democracies in the world

Perspektivy: Cross-Border Journalism programme - Opportunities

Research funding programme for Russian-speaking journalists and bloggers from Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, the Baltics or the Caucasus

Killing Pavel: a OCCRP documentary - HTML5 video

EFJ database of journalists in jail in Europe - Datasets

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and its affiliates compile and timely update a list of journalists in jail across Europe

Attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe - Reports

A review of major violations recorded by the Council of Europe “Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists” shows worrying trends particularly in countries affected by conflict and unrest

Eurasian Development Bank hosts journalism contest - Opportunities

Journalists from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia can compete in a contest organized by the Eurasian Development Bank

Media and Politics in New Democracies - Books

Media and Politics in New Democracies - Europe in a Comparative Perspective, edited by Jan Zielonka, analyses the relationship between the media and politics in new democracies in Europe and other parts of the world