Tomorrow 🇸🇪 journalist Joakim Medin will be tried in Istanbul #Turkey (in absentia). If convicted, he faces years in prison and an international arrest warrant. We urge the Turkish authorities to drop the charges and overturn his previous conviction on ‘insult’ grounds. Journalism is not a crime!

Ahead of the trial of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism charges in #Turkey tomorrow, the EFJ stands with the Swedish Union of Journalists (SJF) in demanding that the Turkish authorities drop all charges. Journalism is not a crime. Medin had previously shared his story with us. 🧵

New #PressTalks podcast is out with Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was imprisoned in Turkey for 51 days. Ahead of his trial on terrorism charges, Joakim has one message: “Journalism is not a crime, and it should never be treated as one in any country”. Episode available on YouTube and Spotify

📣 New episode of #PressTalks with Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko. The journalist came back on the physical attacks she suffered last July for her environmental reporting. Her testimony is also in the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social report. Interview here👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpM...

"Our strength depends on our members." New #PressTalks is out. We answer all your questions on the EFJ & #Pressfreedom issues. Full episode here 👇 youtu.be/_cWbK11H6SY

The EFJ presents the new jingle for its #PressTalks podcast (YouTube: @efjeurope & Spotify: #PressTalks). Next episode is tomorrow at 11 am with the #Swedish journalist Joakim Medin. Detained in Turkey and back in Sweden, Joakim shares his story ahead of his trial. Stay tuned!

EFJ will also continue to advocate for the dismissal of all charges against all journalists who are still behind bars in retaliation for their public interest reporting in #Turkey. To echo Joakim’s words: “Journalism is not a crime, and it should never be treated as one in any country”.

Dans ce nouveau #PressTalks, la journaliste 🇧🇪 Florence Hainaut répond aux stéréotypes sur la cyberviolence misogyne. Elle se livre sans détour sur son cyberharcèlement, son chemin pour obtenir justice - “un privilège de riche” - et encourage les journalistes à briser le silence. Dispo sur Youtube 👇

Dans ce nouvel épisode des #PressTalks de @europeanjournalists.org, la journaliste belge Florence Hainaut aborde la cyberviolence misogyne, un sujet qu'elle connaît bien pour l'avoir elle-même subie.

#IDEVW #CyberHarcèlement #Journalisme
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#FAQs: Ever wondered how the EFJ team works? How to protect yourself as a journalist or contribute to monitoring? What are the challenges to press freedom? AI? EMFA? Write your questions below. You have one week! EFJ will answer them in a special New Year's #PressTalks podcast.

#Croatia: New #PressTalks is out! As today EFJ heads with its MFRR partners to a #mediafreedom mission to Zagreb, EFJ & @balcanicaucaso.org share key findings & recommendations from last year's mission that will be further addressed this week in #Croatia.
Watch now 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhS...

📣 New #PressTalks episode is out!

Today Camille is joined by our director @renateschroeder.bsky.social and our General Secretary @molenews1.bsky.social: Watch the interview now to find out more about our work, our collaboration with our affiliates, our decision to freeze our X account, and more!

"Journalism is not a crime, and it should never be treated as one in any country." Listen to our latest podcast episode #PressTalks with Joakim Medin, Swedish journalist for @etc.se, detained for 51 days in Turkey on terrorism charges.
The podcast is available, for first time, on Spotify❗

Melita Vrsaljko bravely shared her story with us for #PressTalks podcast in #Zagreb a few months ago. Let’s remind that she was assaulted twice for her work: by the attacker & his daughter on the next day, who strangled her at her house. The fight for justice continues.

#FAQ pour la nouvelle année. Du fonctionnement de la FEJ aux défis & enjeux de la liberté de la presse, la plateforme MFRR, l'EMFA, l'IA, nous vous répondrons dans le prochain podcast YouTube #PressTalks. ⚠️ Le lien expire dans 4 jours 👇https://app.sli.do/event/mxEBySLn6f6iwn5ZXEF9aG/live/questions

#Croatia: In April, Melita Vrsaljko recounted the violence she had experienced, while highlighting the increasingly hostile environment for women journalists, on the EFJ Podcast #PressTalks. You can watch Melita Vrsaljko's interview on YouTube and listen to it on Spotify 👇

#Turkey: Swedish journalist Joakim Medin from Dagens ETC newspaper and a member of our affiliate, the Swedish Union of Journalists (SJF), was arrested on 27 March in Istanbul. His first hearing takes place today. We stand with him. @efjeurope.bsky.social europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/09...

#PressTalks: Earlier this month, we talked to Joakim as he was preparing for his 1st hearing. He was kind enough to share his story as a journalist imprisoned for 51 days in a 🇹🇷 prison & the uncertainties surrounding the trial. Available on:
📺 YouTube: shorturl.at/BR3eU
🎙️ Spotify: shorturl.at/ipFT5

We are now in Zagreb for a joint three-day press freedom mission 🌐

Join @efjeurope.bsky.social's Camille Magnissalis and @balcanicaucaso.org's Serena Epis as they revisit key MFRR recommendations that emerged from the MFRR's last fact-finding mission.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhS...