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Pride March: From Hate Speech to Abuse of Position

By Marija Arnautović | Media.ba The third BiH Pride March ended without a single incident on the streets, but...

Civil Code Debate has Caused Spike in Hate Towards LGBT+ Community

by Antigonë Isufi | Prishtina Insight Discussions on the draft civil code that would allow same-sex civil unions have seen...

Maja Sever: We Must Convince the Public of the Importance of Journalism

“We’re sending a message to each media outlet: the fight goes on”, Sever says. We have to...

EU: new transparency rules for online platforms

With the Digital Services Act, the European Union aims to establish new standards on the obligations and responsibilities of social networks and...

Media freedom in Croatia: the problem is not the laws, but their application

951 trials against journalists, claims for damages for 10.3 million Euros. Numbers that show how the media world in Croatia is under...

Bulgaria: the media, law, and freedom of information

In Bulgaria, media freedom has traditionally been restricted by grey areas, and journalists often come under severe pressure. This interview with Nelly...

UNESCO: The business model of the news media is broken; our fundamental right to information at risk

A New UNESCO report examining global trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development from 2016-2021 highlights the existential threat social media...

Council of Europe report shows alarming increase in attacks on press freedom

The spotlight was turned on increasing attacks on media freedom across Europe as the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection...

Hungarian journalists fear Orbán will use election win to tighten grip on independent media

By Attila Mong/CPJ Europe Representative As Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán celebrated his landslide election win on Sunday with jubilant jibes...

Eastern European Independent Journalist Fund Surpasses its Goal on Kickstarter!

More than 35.000 USD was raised for the Eastern European Independent Journalist Fund in a Kickstarter campaign launched by Transitions and SEENPM,...

Donate now: A fund for journalists from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia

More than 25 media support organizations and media outlets launch the Eastern European Independent Journalist Fund. Transitions and SEENPM,...

The Safety of Women Journalists: A new advocacy tool from ARTICLE 19 and IFEX

ARTICLE 19 and IFEX launched the first in a series of #JournoSafe AdvoSheets, comprehensive but easy-to-use advocacy tools for media freedom and...
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New “red line”: Law against freedom of expression in Republika Srpska

On 2 March, the government of Bosnia's entity Republika Srpska (RS) adopted a Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of...

Fighting a Flood of Disinformation in the Western Balkans

To reduce the impact of disinformation, civil society organizations across the region work to strengthen media literacy among old and young.

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Film theoretician Bill Nichols wrote of six types of documentaries—poetic, expository, reflexive, observational, performative, and participatory—each with distinctive characteristics. It is about...