The head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office, Sotiria Papageorgopoulou, has started an investigation into the apparent electronic surveillance of investigative reporter Thanasis Koukakis

Raised eyebrows over the European Commission’s choice of secure telecoms manager and contending with a newly re-elected Viktor Orban

Journalists are leaving Russia in an exodus likened to events of the early 20th century

Controversial trial brings Austria's lack of whistleblower protections back into focus

Nearly a year after the death of investigative reporter Giorgos Karaivaz, Greece's New Democracy government has failed to investigate the killing and to improve the overall safety of journalists. Those critical of the government are most at risk

The EU talks cybersecurity and digital currencies as Russia’s last major independent newspaper ceases publication for the duration of the Ukraine conflict

Former MP Chris Mullin wins significant victory for press freedom in the UK

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is arrested as part of an investigation into the misuse of EU funds

Long-delayed legislation is intended to transpose the 2019 EU Whistleblowing Directive

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine claims the lives of international journalists, more threats to reporting in Turkey and Albania and anticorruption reforms mooted in Bulgaria and the UK

The targets of the legislation are primarily the major American-based companies including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter, who dominate the online space

The past 48 hours has seen the closure of most of what remains of the Russia’s independent media