"The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an overall...

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Compromised independence of Turkey’s institutions chokes press freedom

October 14, 2020

Eleven international rights groups conclude press freedom mission to Turkey, and findings confirm the worsening of the situation. Here...

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Montenegro Jail Sentence for Investigative Journalist Condemned as ‘Kafkaesque’

October 8, 2020

BIRN Podgorica October 8, 2020 12:06 International media unions and watchdogs have slated a court verdict in Montenegro, sentencing...

Croatia

Croatia: Unions raise the alarm about the COVID-19 impact on journalism

April 28, 2020

The Trade Union of Croatian Journalists (TUCJ) and the Croatian Journalists Association (CJA) urged the government “to save journalism” by taking financial compensation...

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Slovenia: New Government Targeting NGOs and the Media

April 23, 2020

In the first month of the third government led by SDS and Janez Janša, the Government Communication Office took a central role...

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How COVID-19 Threatens Media Freedom

April 21, 2020

Access to accurate information is essential to fighting a pandemic. However, many governments hide behind the emergency to restrict media freedom.

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Željko Bodrožić: the state of emergency smothers the Serbian media

April 17, 2020

According to Željko Bodrožić, president of the Association of Independent Journalists of Serbia (NUNS), the state of emergency has only worsened the...

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What Slovakia Showed Us

March 5, 2020

After Ján and Martina’s murders, at long last, Slovaks had had enough. By Ilya Lozovsky / OCCRP

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The State of Moldovan Press Characterized as “Severe” for the Fourth Consecutive Year

March 4, 2020

The media in the Republic of Moldova is still in a severe state, as revealed by the 2019 Moldovan Press Status Index (MPSI), published...

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New threats and attacks prompt a toxic environment for journalists in Slovenia

March 2, 2020

A number of journalists reporting about alleged funding from Hungary of media close to the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) has been...

Bulgaria

Senator Sees China’s Hand in Central Europe TV Sale

February 28, 2020

Republican hawk Marco Rubio has called on US authorities to review the sale of the CME media conglomerate to Czech tycoon Petr...

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Journalists in Western Balkans Lack Adequate Psychological Support

February 25, 2020

Stress and trauma are an everyday occurrence in journalism, which is why it is very important to provide media workers with psychological...

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