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SEEMO Calls for Respect for Public Broadcasters in South, Central and East Europe

Vienna, 1 June 2011 – The establishment of public service broadcasters has proved to be a very difficult task in some Eastern European countries....

IFEX Network Now 95 Members Strong

Beirut, 1 June 2011 - Seven new members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) were welcomed this week at its general meeting...

OSCE Media Representative: B&H Urgently Needs to Uphold Independence of its PSB

Vienna, 25 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today that the recent changes to the statute...

Putting Freedom of Expression at the Heart of the Accession Process

''The European Commission will accept no deviation on the part of candidate countries from European Union standards on freedom of expression and the media,''...

Mijatovic Calls on OSCE States to Ensure Safety of Journalists

Istanbul, 3 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, marked World Press Freedom Day today by urging all...

The EU Tributes the Work of Journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Brussels, 3 May 2011 – "Freedom of opinion and expression is a fundamental right of every human being and an inherent part of human...

Hungary: New constitution is serious threat to right to information

Budapest/Berlin/Madrid, 25 April 2011 – Hungary’s president Pál Schmitt signed the new Hungarian constitution which abolishes independent oversight of the public’s right to know. Human...

Ljubljana: Support to the Hungarian Journalists to Protect Media Freedom

Ljubljana, 7 April 2011 - Disputes over media regulation and claims of political control of the media – cases in Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia,...

IPI Affiliate Launches Specialised Website on Press Freedom

IPI/IFEX, 11 April 2011 - The South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South...

UNESCO conference moves forward debate on journalistic ethics in Europe

Paris, 27 January 2011 - UNESCO hosted an international conference on Journalism Ethics and Self-Regulation in Europe: New Media, Old Dilemmas. The meeting marked...

UNESCO Symposium Sparked Debate on Future of Freedom of Expression

Paris, 26 January 2011 - UNESCO hosted the second International Symposium on Freedom of Expression. Those in attendance numbered well over one hundred, with...

Commitment to Review Counter-Terror Laws in Europe

7 October, 2009, Madrid  - Upon the initiative of Access Info,  40 organisations  sent an open letter to the Council of Europe's new Secretary General Thorbjoern...
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Grants for investigative stories covering EU member countries and EU aspiring countries 

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) is inviting journalists who are interested in producing in-depth investigations to apply for grants that will...

Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners: The Future of the Information Sphere and Journalism Intelligence

Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom from Florence is organising a summer school for journalists and media practitioners, focusing on the...

WARM Festival 2025: Call for projects

WARM Festival 2025, dedicated to war reporting, art, and memory, will take place in Sarajevo from July 7 to 12, 2025. The...

SEENPM Condemns Journalist Arrests in Turkey

SEENPM strongly condemns the jailing of several journalists in Turkey over their coverage of the protests in Istanbul and other Turkish cities...