East-West Freedom of Press Under Attack | Apr 28, 2018 |

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Populism on the rise and journalists used by politicians as targets of discontent for the masses.

Four of the top five countries where press freedom deteriorated the most are in Europe. Malta, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Serbia all fell substantially.

The watchdog voiced particular concern about the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta, followed by the killing of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak just five months later in Slovakia.

Ukraine: Justice pending for killings of journalists and activists | OHCHR - 1 Nov 2019 |

Amidst global insecurity for journalists and rights activists - and against the backdrop of the five-year long armed conflict in the east, the occupation of Crimea and all-pervading corruption - Ukraine has suffered from a string of attacks and killings. In most cases, impunity prevails.

'Sapere aude'