Washington – In recognition of today’s observance of World Press Freedom Day, the United States Helsinki Commission this week issued the following releases encapsulating the negative trends and growing list of restrictions against media freedom throughout many parts of Europe. Helsinki Commission Decries Central Asia’s Imprisoned Press Freedoms Co-Chairman Urges Romania, Other Countries to Repeal Criminal Defamation & Insult Laws Murdered & Imprisoned Journalists Remembered on World Press Freedom Day
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s (R-CO) statements on media freedoms in Belarus and Ukraine: The Troubled Media Environment in Ukraine Regime Targets Independent Media in Belarus
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith’s (R-NJ) statement on criminal defamation and insult laws: Repeal Romanian Criminal Defamation Laws