Midday censorship: EU journalist fired

Brussels 12.11.2025 Messages of solidarity are multiplying in Europe in support of the journalist Gabriele Nunziati, fired by the Nova news agency for a question described by the newspaper’s boss as “technically wrong.” Nunziati had asked EU Commission chief spokeswoman Paula Pinho (pictured) whether, while she demanded Russia to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine, it…

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize to Consortium

Strasbourg 17.10.2023 The European Parliament journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck. The laureates of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023. A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana fatal shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants…

Russian journalist self-immolation protest

2.10.2020 “I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death” wrote journalist Irina Slavina,47, on her Facebook page. Today she committed self-immolation in front of the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Nizhny Novgorod in protest against persecutions she has been through for last years. A man, passing by, has tried…

Russian defense reporter accused of espionage

The arrest of former journalist has caused major outcry among independent media outlets in Russia. Ivan Safronov, accused of spying for the Czech Republic and the United States, was arrested on July 7 by Russia’s security service, the FSB, which has accused him of state treason, the charges foreseing prison sententse from 12 up to…

UN human rights chief demands investigation in Khashoggi murder

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says international investigation needed to determine who was responsible for “awful killing” of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Twenty-two US senators have also called for an investigation under the Global Magnistky Act which could determine whether the Saudis are responsible for extrajudicial killing, torture or other gross violations of human rights….