Plus a new report looking at media freedom in Europe
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Friday, 01 May 2020
** Attacks on media must not become
the new normal
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[link removed] on press freedom in Europe are at serious risk of becoming a new normal, 14 international press freedom groups and journalists’ organisations including Index on Censorship warned this week with the launch of the 2020 annual report of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and the Safety of Journalists ([link removed]) . The fresh assault on media freedom amid the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened an already gloomy outlook.
The report analyses alerts submitted to the platform in 2019 and shows a growing pattern of intimidation to silence journalists in Europe. The past weeks have accelerated this trend, with the pandemic producing a new wave of serious threats and attacks on press freedom in several Council of Europe member states.
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** How FOI laws are being changed by Covid-19
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Ever since the start of the Covid-19 crisis we have been compiling an interactive map showing attacks on media freedom ([link removed]) , in partnership with the Justice for Journalists Foundation ([link removed]) . The map includes physical and verbal attacks on journalists as well as reports of arrests and detentions. We are also identifying trends among the reports.
This week, we note how freedom of information laws and processes are being changed around the world in this time of crisis ([link removed]) .
** Meet the winners of the
20th Freedom of Expression Awards
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The winners of the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards were announced in a #StayHome digital ceremony hosted by BBC presenter Timandra Harkness ([link removed]) on 16 April. Watch the winners' acceptance speeches below and a video explaining why the awards, celebrating their 20th outing, are as important as ever.
** The 20th Awards ([link removed])
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** Yulia Tsvetkova ([link removed])
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** Campaigning - Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei ([link removed])
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** Veysel Ok ([link removed])
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** Digital activism - 7amleh ([link removed])
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** Journalism - OKO Press ([link removed])
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Index on Censorship defends people's freedom to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution. We publish censored writers and artists, monitor and campaign against censorship, and encourage debate.
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