Freedom of speech is not self-evident

2015-01-07

We would like to express our sincere condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the victims of the tragedy that took place at Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris today.

As an organisation promoting independent and courageous journalism and freedom of speech in Europe, we speak out against acts of resentment, oppression or violation of freedom of speech. Today’s events have shown that freedom of speech is not self-evident. It cannot be taken for granted. It is put to the test every day.

What happened today must not prompt a chilling effect among journalists, cartoonists, writers and media outlets across Europe, but rather lead to a universal shout-out against acts of censorship of any kind.

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Journalists rewarded for their work

2011-10-20

On Wednesday 19 October, four European journalists were awarded the European Parliament Prize for Journalism 2011. This prize is for having contributed to developing, “a greater understanding of the EU”.

Next deadline: 22 October

2013-08-29

The next deadline for working grant applications will be Tuesday 22 October 2013, at 11.59 pm. As always, all types of investigative journalism projects for audiovisual or print media are eligible: documentaries, series of articles, books...

SKUP-journalists were targets

2011-07-24

OSLO - In police questioning, the norwegian terrorist accused Anders Behring Breivik (32) said he is the man behind the book "A European declaration of Independence". The book gives detailed information on why and how to attack the SKUP conference, aiming to kill as many journalists as possible.