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A letter to the world’s biggest jailer of journalists

Copies of this letter were sent by IFEX members to Turkish embassies around the world on World Press Freedom Day 2017. by IFEX 3 May 2017 Ambassador, IFEX,...

Free press: Still worth defending?

3 May is World Press Freedom Day. As IFEX enters its 25th year as a global network defending the right to freedom of expression...

Serbia: Media freedom worsening as Serbs take to the streets

A few days before the 2 April 2017 Serbian presidential elections, a picture was posted on Twitter that caused an unexpected storm. by Mitra Nazar,...

Freedom of the Press 2017: Dark Horizon

According to key findings of the Freedom House Freedom of the Press 2017 report, global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 13...

Press Freedom in South East Europe Declines

The 2017 World Press Freedom Index paints a bleak picture of press freedom in South East Europe, with a number of countries recording declining...

Hungarian civil defamation laws threaten political journalism

Court practice in cases involving third-party information seen as obstacle to political reporting. Hungarian courts' doctrine of objective liability for media outlets quoting third parties...

Study: online abuse of Hungary journalists ubiquitous

Report finds soft chilling effect, desensitisation among risks for nation's media. The online harassment of journalists in Hungary adds a new dimension to the country’s...

Journalists in jeopardy: Media workers silenced through violence and arrest in 2016

Index on Censorship has published the Mapping Media Freedom 2016 report, available also in PDF. In 2016, a total of 1,387 reports of threats, limitations...

Montenegro: Investigative journalist’s lengthy legal proceedings

Independent journalist Jovo Martinovic’s arrest with 13 other individuals during a joint Croatian and Montenegrin police operation on 22 October 2015 began an ongoing...

Novosti under attack

A campaign launched by conservative organization “In the name of the family” threatens to shut down the magazine Novosti, example of pluralism and quality...
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A new study maps platform power, regulation, and how news media depend on platforms for reach and visibility in Southeast Europe

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