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Media and Democracy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: Alarming Trends Unveiled

Journalism and media in the Western Balkans and Turkey are in a state of perpetual crisis, according to the conclusion of a...

Bianet Reporter Tuğçe Yılmaz Released

Hamza Kaan and Mehmet Uçar, a teacher and a journalist were formally arrested while 16 detained individuals were released.

Türkiye must release detained journalists and activists immediately

SEENPM calls for the immediate release of 18 journalists and other professionals and human rights activists detained in several Turkish cities on...

Statement on the targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks and demand that all governments, press freedom...

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...

Dodik’s Proposed Laws: Whoever Says a Word Goes to Jail

The proposed legal provisions would further threaten freedom of expression in Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Milorad Dodik,...

Balkans: the tired Media Days

Three years after its first edition, the impression that emerges from the Media Days – an event promoted by the EU Commission in the...

IDUAI: 30 countries closed media and blocked internet access so far in 2019

On the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), 28 September, the IFJ has condemned the fact that more than 30 countries have...

Bulgaria: let the press report freely, say IFJ/EFJ ahead of Prosecutor’s election

Bulgaria will appoint a new Prosecutor General this autumn and a series of statements made by public officials against the press have raised journalists' concerns about the process.  The...

Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

Government connections in two of Slovenia's neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach...
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Enhanced Media Literacy for Young People from Rasina District

The Center for Investigative Journalism Kruševac – CINK and the Drenovac Youth Club – DOK have successfully implemented a project that aimed...

Local Partnerships for a Stronger Society: Promoting Media Literacy and Gender Equality in Rožaje

Training for journalists and NGO sector have led to the creation of new networks, sustainable collaborations, and the strengthening of democratic culture...

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...