In other parts of Europe it is also made difficult for journalists to do their job, the Council of Europe notes in a report drawn up together with trade unions and press freedom organisations. For example, in several countries it is the most common thing in the world to just arrest and lock up journalists.
Last year, the organizations issued a total of 289 warnings of serious attacks on press freedom in 37 countries that are members of the Council of Europe. Journalists were murdered, as happened in Turkey. Others were imprisoned, harassed, pursued with lawsuits or blackmailed. One bright spot is that journalists have been attacked less often at demonstrations due to the subsiding of the corona protests.
