Press freedom is reaching new lows globally as journalism is criminalized in various ways in an increasing number of countries. This is shown in this year's Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The United States is among the countries where the situation has deteriorated the most, but Sweden is also losing ground, RSF notes.
WorldThe Swedish journalist Joakim Medin risks up to 27 years' imprisonment in Turkey after allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda, reports Reporters Without Borders for the Journalisten newspaper. Medin's lawyers, however, estimate the maximum sentence to 12 years' imprisonment, according to ETC's editor-in-chief Andreas Gustavsson.
SwedenSwedish journalist organizations are demanding that the imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin be released. It is incredibly serious that he is sitting in a solitary cell instead of being out and reporting on what is actually happening in Turkey, says Erik Larsson from Reporters Without Borders Sweden.
CrimeMany organizations strongly condemn the fact that the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been arrested in Turkey.
SwedenGaza stands out as the most dangerous region in the world for journalists, according to a new compilation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). "We see how an increasing number of journalists are being killed and imprisoned", says chairman Erik Larsson.
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