ARTICLE 19 Europe

Defending freedom of expression and information in Europe & Central Asia. Partner of the Media Freedom Rapid Response @MediaFreedomEU
Member of @CASECoalition

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Honoured to host #NobelPeacePrize laureate & veteran rights defender Ales #Bialiatski in the NL.
Key message from many meetings (incl w/ @ministerBZ @KatiPiri ): prisoners' release is transactional, repression continues & #Belarus needs a systemic change.
https://t.co/OIDIXQ3dGP

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

🔔Our annual report is out!

Attacks on journalists escalating. Foreign agent laws spreading. Human rights funding cut. Disinformation weaponised.

We worked on digital infrastructure, info integrity and key 🇪🇺#EU legislation.

📕Read more: https://t.co/hiSy2CZeXT

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Main issues undermining media freedom in 🇫🇷 #France: media concentration, SLAPPs, physical abuse, lack of protection of sources, and more.

Read the preliminary findings from our mission:
https://t.co/1NaeXniLdb

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

‼️Call for applications!

Civil society organisations in 🇲🇩#Moldova: apply for a long-term leadership programme on 🇪🇺#EU accession, fundamental rights & more.
Deadline approaching⏳

https://t.co/xdK0yq0hND

[ARTICLE 19 México y Centroamérica @article19mxca]

⚠️ En un contexto global de incremento de la violencia letal contra la prensa, México es el país sin una guerra declarada más peligroso para la prensa.

Te invitamos a ver "Bullet Machine", cortometraje que muestra la realidad de esto.

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Thank you @ministerBZ & @DutchMFA for this important meeting w/ Ales Bialiatski and our team. We need a principled approach + support Belarusian civil society to strive for a meaningful systemic change in #Belarus and a definite end to repression.

[Tom Berendsen @ministerBZ]

Honoured to meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski. His courage shows what is at stake in Belarus. We spoke about how the NL and the EU can keep supporting those who fight for dignity, human rights, and freedom.

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

On 26-27 March we conduct a #mediafreedom mission to #Serbia 🇷🇸 @MediaFreedomEU
Key topics include violence against journos during #protests, #SLAPPs, impunity for the killing of journalists, media capture, digital threats & more.

💡Stay tuned:
https://t.co/BmbQ9y5FWf

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

‼️250 political prisoners in #Belarus have been freed incl rights defenders Nasta #Lojka, @viasna96 Marfa #Rabkova, @fidh_en Valiantsin #Stefanovich + journalist Katsiaryna #Andreeva.

Read more:

https://t.co/6B4cTWJDPf

[The CASE @CASECoalition]

🖼️ 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝘁𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘'𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲

The company has filed a private criminal defamation case against a professor and city councillor for raising concerns about its development project.

Check it out 👉 https://t.co/AxQ4Y7Kgc6

[Crimean Human Rights Group @crimeahrg1]

March 3, 2014, Crimean Tatar activist Reshat Ametov protested Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

He was abducted and murdered — the first civilian victim of Russia’s aggression.

The memory of him and other victims fuels the fight for truth.
#CrimeaResists2026 #CrimeaIsUkraine

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

✨ Our first ARTICLE 19 Europe newsletter is here!

It's our space to show what we do every day – from legal work and advocacy to digital security trainings – and to highlight the stories, developments, and people that keep us motivated.

🗓️Check it out: https://t.co/TockJUslNC

[David Diaz-Jogeix @DiazJogeix]

Serbia 🇷🇸is in the Champions League of media freedom violations in Europe, with the highest number of violations in 2025.
Number of attacks has doubled in 1 year and quadrupled in 2, as @MediaFreedomEU reports
My interview with @n1srbija
@article19org @article19europe

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Media Freedom mission in #Italy 🇮🇹 @MediaFreedomEU
🔸Main topics: public broadcaster's reform #RAI, #EMFA, #SLAPPS, defamation reform, digital threats, the use of surveillance against journalists + media market concentration.

📣Stay tuned!
https://t.co/lOJsCuAJ8Q

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

🇺🇦 Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for honouring Ukrainian athletes killed during #Russia’s invasion.

Punishing remembrance is not neutrality. #Olympics2026

https://t.co/3cYnMNfQQa

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Tomorrow (3 Feb) the CJEU hears Demblon v European Parliament: a case on free expression inside the EP. After a peaceful protest during the Migration Pact vote, an activist was initially banned for 5 years. A key test for dissent in the EU.
https://t.co/Yqk6encozh

[David Diaz-Jogeix @DiazJogeix]

On International Human Rights Day, @a_maslyka @article19europe Director, reflects on what the current moment means for the human rights movement – and the radical change needed to confront the global assault on our rights and freedoms.
https://t.co/EJkf4FDBhd @article19org

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

On this Human Rights Day, we’re reminded that the fight for our rights is far from over.
People face violence, censorship, intimidation.
Yet they keep resisting and documenting the truth. So accountability remains possible.
This is how change begins.

https://t.co/EVmaiOCR27

[The CASE @CASECoalition]

🎉 Belgian real estate entrepreneur's SLAPP sniffed out by judge!

🧑‍⚖️ It's a SLAPP! A judge has ruled in favour of the defendant in the bully lawsuit initiated by Joost Debucquoy, referring explicitly to SLAPPs in his judgement👉https://t.co/5tBoT7xGiJ

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

🇪🇺 European Democracy Shield includes many priorities from our @MediaFreedomEU submission.
We call for a strict timeline for the implementation of commitments on economic viability, #SOJ, #SLAPPs, #AI, disinformation, + enforcement of #EMFA & #DSA

https://t.co/63LZ9oHfC7

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Join us at 🇲🇩 #Moldova Security Forum to discuss digital transnational repression & how to tackle it. We will explore local security hubs, cross-border networks building resilience & more.

🗓️17 Nov ⏰12:30PM 📍ARTCOR Creative Hub, Chișinău

Register: https://t.co/LYQUHfs5fc