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Vladimir Putin prohibits the use of vulgar language in the media, books, during public events
 On Monday, 5 May, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a law prohibiting the use of vulgar language in mass media, films, theater plays, shows, concerts, books and art. The law will enter into force on 1 June 2014.

The law requires the media and publishers to place...

Journalists reporting from conflict zones in Ukraine are subjected to violence
 According to Media Freedom Watch, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed deep concern about new cases of detention and attacks on journalists covering the situation in Eastern Ukraine.
American journalist kidnapped and taken hostage by pro-russia militia in Eastern Ukraine
 Pro-Russian separatists from the city of Sloviansk in Eastern Ukraine announced on Tuesday, April 22, that they are holding an American journalist.
 
According to the Canadian media website Vice News, it is one of its reporters, Simon Ostrovsky. In a press conference...
Attacks on a Kharkiv TV channel
According to mediafreedomwatch.org, on the night of 7 to 8 April pro-Russian protesters temporarily occupied the headquarters of the local TV channel ATN in Kharkiv (...
Broadcasting of Russian televisions suspended
 Latvia has banned the broadcasting of Rossiya RTR television for three months. According to the National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia, this channel disseminated subjective information about the situation in Ukraine in some of its materials, says...
A Journalist in Crimea

Robin Koskas is a freelance French journalist volunteering at the Independent Journalism Center in Moldova. He's been living in Chisinau a few months and has become familiarized with the events and conflicts of the neighboring Eastern Partnership states. Two weeks ago, he...

At Least 25 Dead, Including a Journalist, in Kiev Clashes

Ukrainian journalist Vyacheslav Veremii from the daily Vesti was shot dead on Wednesday morning by unidentified persons wearing face masks near his home, according to...

Moldova Takes Step Back in World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
 \Moldova is 56th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014, produced by Reporters Without Borders. A year ago, our country was...