EU politics
Politico: EU capitals want media law carve-out to spy on reporters
The Orwellian ‘European Media Freedom Act’ – a very serious attack on journalism. Read the article HERE.
democratic rights
Media
Branko Marcetic: Attacks on Freedom of the Press Are Ramping Up
The state of democratic rights for journalists in some of the world’s leading Western powers is becoming increasingly worrisome. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Berto Sagrera: Spain fails to comply with UN resolution on rights of Catalan political prisoners
El Nacional.Cat reports that the Spanish Government has dismissed the UN’s opinion that the state had violated the political rights of Catalan pro-independence leaders when they were imprisoned after the 2017 referendum. Read the article […]
Media
Francesca Newton: Journalists Are Being Arrested Under Anti-Protest Laws
In Tribune magazine, Francesca Newton finds that the UK Government’s draconian anti-protest laws are being used to arrest journalists reporting on demonstrations. Read the article HERE.