The EU has a powerful new weapon to attack press freedom, and it’s already wielding it to devastating effect

In an extraordinary case that could decide the future of press rights in Europe, Berlin-based German-Turkish journalist Hüseyin Doğru is currently under European Union sanctions for his reporting, which left him completely unable to access his bank account for months. Under orders from the EU, his assets were frozen, and these sanctions were dispensed with … Continue reading The EU has a powerful new weapon to attack press freedom, and it’s already wielding it to devastating effect