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Is civil disobedience a “moral responsibility” in Turkey?

by Sara Whyatt for IFEX While it has never been easy to be a critical voice in Turkey, what is remarkable in recent years -...

Turkey: Dim hopes for 2017, but we’ll keep up the struggle for a free world

A journalist with hope is a common contradiction in these strange days. When I set forth to share my thoughts on what the new...

Republika Srpska President’s office limits access for selected media

The European Federation of Journalists backs the Bosnia-Herzegovina Journalists Association (BHJA) in condemning the discriminatory actions by Republika Srbska (RS) President Milorad Dodik against...

Turkey: 2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

BİA Media monitoring report October - December 2016 As of January 1, 2017, 131 journalists are in prison; 28 people including seven journalists are suspects...

Bosnia and Herzegovina, journalists under attack

Also in 2016, physical attacks, threats, and serious limitations have made the life of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina increasingly difficult. by Adis Šušnjar, Sarajevo In...

Serbia: the moral damage of the Interior Minister

Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović sued the weekly NIN and won the case for moral damages as a result of a cover dedicated to Savamala...

Serbia: Chilling effect on media freedom by verdict against journalist and editor

The EFJ affiliates in Serbia, Journalist Association  of Serbia,(UNS)  Independent Asossociation of Serbia (NUNS) , Journalists Union of Serbia (SINOS), joined by media society...

Journalist Jovo Martinović released in Montenegro pending trial

A Montenegro court released independent journalist Jovo Martinović on January 5, pending the outcome of his trial, the journalist told the Committee to Protect Journalists....

Cartooning Represents Freedom and It Should Not Be Limited

French cartoonist Plantu talked to Mediacentar about attacks against cartoonists in Europe, the drawings of Prophet Mohammad, the freedom of expression in the Middle...

93 media professionals killed in 2016

93 journalists and media professionals were killed in 2016 according to new statistics published by the world's largest journalists' organisation. The International Federation of Journalists...
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