Tag: Journalism
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German Journalists under pressure from right-wing outlets and Israel, Reporters without Borders explain
Physical attacks at protests in Germany, delegitimisation and right-wing campaigns, including from Israel: the new “Close-Up” report by Reporters without Borders raises alarm. The number of attacks on journalists in Germany fell in 2025, but threats to press freedom have…
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Journalist Peter Scholl-Latour worked for German foreign secret service, archive files prove
The renowned journalist Peter Scholl-Latour, who died in 2014, was listed as a source by the German foreign secret service for decades and received commissions. The German Federal Secret Service (BND) used journalists as sources for decades – sometimes even…
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Hatred towards criticism of Israel: IDF spokesman Arye Shalicar attacks German journalists for days now
An IDF spokesman calls several renowned journalists ‘Jew-haters’. Those affected feel threatened by this ‘enemy list’. They do not receive support from their unions. Arye Sharuz Shalicar is regarded as the German face of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Having…
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Justice for German journalist: Four racists sentenced for attack on the island of Lesbos
Four years after attacks on a boat carrying refugees and a German journalist in the port of Thermi on Lesbos, four defendants have been found guilty. On 1 March 2020, 50 refugees drifted unmanoeuvrable on a rubber dinghy between Turkey…
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Slap in the face for Public Prosecutor: Linking to “Indymedia Linksunten” legal
Linking is part of journalistic duties and therefore cannot constitute support for a banned criminal association, according to a court ruling on a raid and indictment. It dismisses charges against a radio editor and orders compensation. The Karlsruhe Regional Court…
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Raid on journalists of “Radio Dreyeckland” in Germany
The Freiburg radio station wrote about the discontinuation of a criminal investigation and linked to “Indymedia Linksunten”. It is the first police crackdown since the founding of the former pirate media 35 years ago. Police in Freiburg searched “Radio Dreyeckland”…
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Kazakhstan: No internet and cryptocurrency problems
To stop protests, the government in Nur-Sultan restricts digital communication The mass protests against increased fuel prices in Kazakhstan are having an impact on digital communication in the former Soviet republic. For the second day in a row, the internet…