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IFJ: No hiding place for those who violate media freedom

Brussels, 3 May 2016. In the framework of the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, journalists unions across the world have demanded that “there must...

Political Pressures, Economic Insecurity Biggest Threats to Media Freedom in the Balkans

Fear of loosing jobs, politics, and self-censorship are suffocating media freedoms - those are the most common thoughts of dozens of prominent journalists from...

OSCE Representative Dunja Mijatovic awarded Concordia Prize for press freedom

VIENNA, 2 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović was today awarded the Concordia Press Club Prize 2015 in...

EFJ Annual Meeting in Sarajevo: Rising trend in political influence on media

The annual meeting of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), bringing together 150 journalists, 93 delegates and 53 news organizations from 38 countries of...

Freedom of the Press 2016: Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey Decline

According to key findings of the Freedom House Freedom of the Press 2016 report, press freedom declined to its lowest level in 12 years in 2015, as...

Journalists’ safety still the main issue plaguing media freedom in OSCE region

SARAJEVO, 25 April 2016 – The safety of journalists remains the main threat to media freedom in the OSCE region, OSCE Representative on Freedom...

Adoption of the Trade Secrets Directive by the European Parliament: Investigative journalism must be guaranteed

The European Parliament adopted on 14 April 2016 the Directive on the protection of Trade Secrets. European journalists and media associations are concerned that...

Reporters without Borders issues 2016 World Press Freedom Index

The 2016 edition of the World Press Freedom Index, which Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published on 20 April, 2016, shows that there has been...

Escalation of political crisis in Macedonia hand in hand with deep media crisis

The political crisis plaguing Macedonia for over a year further escalated after President Ivanov decided in early April 2016 to pardon the government officials...

#MediafreedomHungary: Viktor Orban under fire from ECPMF campaign

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) launched a Europe-wide campaign to raise visibility for media freedom in Hungary: with letters personally...
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