Those ultimately responsible for Daphne’s murder have still not been brought to justice and MEPs have doubts about Malta’s ability to do so

Speculation that takeover may be a means for Pegasus creator to get itself off a US blacklist

The case had been closely watched by those with concerns about legal threats to journalists

Harju District Court appears to give Estonian prosecutors a veto over public interest journalism

Threats against journalists are growing in Austria, a country which has still to implement EU whistleblower protections

The German Justice Ministry has circulated a draft law to protect public interest disclosures, which will be the country‘s first standalone act to shield persons reporting wrongdoing from retaliation

Concerns that EU is not prepared to defend against retaliatory cyber-attacks

53 organisations urge EU lawmakers to stop facial recognition technology in public spaces

EU moves to freeze funds for Hungary in first use of conditionality powers; majorities in Visegrad countries in favour of EU intervening to defend media freedom

SLAPPs are one of the biggest threats to freedom of expression in Europe, so we welcome these proposals from the European Commission

Updates from Turkey, Malta, Belarus, Cyprus and Spain

Blueprint joins 19 civil society organisations in open letter to Priti Patel