Press Freedom: Strategic Intimidation
On the occasion of the International Day of Press Freedom, the taz Panter Foundation has published a special supplement in...
Record High: Violence Against Journalists in Germany Reaches Alarming Peak New ECPMF report highlights the growing erosion of press freedom
Leipzig/Berlin – The 2024 edition of the “Enemies of the Press 9” report, published by the European Centre for Press...
Artificial Intelligence Meets Media Education: IJA Academy Equips Participants with New Skills for the Digital Media World
From May 28 to June 18, the four-week online training program “AI-Supported Canva and Basic Editing Workshop” is taking place....
Censorship and Sanctions Against Critical Media in Turkey: Broadcast Ban for Sözcü TV, Fines for Halk TV and TELE1
Pressure on independent media in Turkey continues to intensify. The country’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has once again...
Turkish Intelligence Targets Journalist in Sweden – International Outcry Grows
The Swedish independent news platform Blankspot.se published a significant report on May 20, revealing that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization...
Journalists Arrested, Broadcasters Penalized – Press Freedom Under Fire in Turkey
Two journalists were arrested and four television channels critical of the government were fined by Turkey’s media regulator RTÜK within...
A wave of internet censorship has begun in Turkey: İFÖD writes warning letter to big tech companies
Human Rights Watch and the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) sent a letter to major tech companiesabout a new wave...
“Visibly Silenced”: The Opening of the “Frankfurt Talks” for World Press Freedom Day
On May 6, 2025, the Haus am Dom, in cooperation with the International Journalists Association (IJA), launched the new event...
IJA steht für geschlechtergerechte Medien und eine geschlechtergerechte Zukunft
Zum Internationalen Frauentag bekräftigen wir unser Engagement, Frauen in den Medien zu stärken und die Geschlechtergleichstellung zu fördern – im...
CPJ: Record Number of Journalists Jailed Worldwide, China, Israel, and Myanmar Lead
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported a significant increase in the imprisonment of journalists worldwide, with China, Israel,...
Journalists detained ahead of NATO summit as RTÜK warns broadcasters: “We are monitoring your broadcasts”
As detentions targeting journalists, academics and lawyers continue ahead of the NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on July...
Newspaper circulation falls 15 percent in Turkey as digital media expands
Turkey's newspaper industry continued to lose ground to digital media in 2025, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The...
EU’s top court upholds record €4.1 billion fine against Google
The European Union's highest court on Thursday upheld the bloc's record €4.1 billion antitrust fine against Google over anti-competitive practices...
Pressure on media in Turkey continues: Two journalists jailed, TV stations fined, opposition outlets barred from NATO accreditation
Journalists Doğa Baskan and Yıldız Tar have been jailed pending trial, while Turkey's media watchdog imposed broadcasting penalties on Halk...
IJA joins international call at the 5th Justice Gathering in Strasbourg
The 5th Justice Gathering, held in front of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
ECHR finds rights violations in cases involving 893 applicants, including journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued a significant ruling covering a total of 893 applicants in three...
Future of Syrians in Germany discussed at Intercultural Media Dialogue featuring IJA
In a panel held as part of the Intercultural Media Dialogue Rhein-Main, the possible return of Syrians in Germany, the...
ECHR Rules That Journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya’s Rights to Liberty, Security and Freedom of Expression Were Violated
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled against Turkey in a judgment announced today concerning journalist Tuncer...
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