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Attacks on Balkan Media Unchecked, HRW Says

Journalists across the Western Balkans face a hostile environment that impedes their ability to report in a critical fashion, Human Rights Watch said. by Sinisa...

Balkan Journalists Vulnerable to Attacks, Study Shows

A new study conducted in five Balkan countries says journalists in the region enjoy very low levels of protection from physical attacks, death threats...

Report: Media freedom comes under unprecedented crackdown in 3Q 2016

Threats to media freedom jump in Turkey as a result of the failed coup.  An unprecedented series of crackdowns on media professionals and news outlets...

Commission Warns Balkan States on Freedom of Expression

Brussels reports say six countries made ‘no progress’ last year in meeting freedom of expression criteria for EU membership - while Turkey was described...

Turkey: international coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests, media closures

On October 2, the European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ and IFJ) joined a coalition of international media freedom organisations led by the International...

Deterioration of media freedom in Croatia: an infographic

Croatia is recording a generalized decline of the conditions pertaining to media freedom and pluralism. 4 November 2016 Croatian journalists voice concern over the increasing pressure they face...

The Control Room: Political interference in the news production of Macedonia

This investigation reveals how the ruling party controls the news; how particular journalists are assigned to do this dirty work; how the party sends...

Action Demanded Over Threats to Croatian Journalists

European Federation of Journalists voiced concern over threats and hate speech used towards journalists in Croatia and will report the case to the Council...

OSCE Rep on FoM: The threats to free media, the dangers of impunity

2 November has been proclaimed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists by the United Nations General Assembly. On this occasion, the OSCE Representative...

New wave of arrests targeting daily Cumhuriyet in Turkey

The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) today condemned the new wave of media repression by Turkish authorities following the detention of Murat Sabuncu, editor-in-chief...
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