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CPJ troubled by prosecution of Julian Assange

New York, April 11, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it was deeply concerned by the U.S. prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange....

Serbia: IFJ/EFJ condemn targeted campaign against N1 television

N1, a cable, regional news channel operating in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, is facing a targeted campaign of pressures and threats by state officials. The...

Serbian tax authority targets independent local outlets, but not those linked with government

Tax inspections are being used to put pressure on independent local media outlets, an investigation by the Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS)...

Media Under Pressure Across Balkans, State Department Warns

The State Department's annual human rights report says political and oligarchical pressures, as well as lawsuits, remain a constant threat to media freedom in...

New report shows rising harassment and threats against journalists in Council of Europe states

Press freedom in Europe is more fragile now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. That is the alarming conclusion...

Croatia, a thousand lawsuits against journalists

There are over a thousand ongoing trials against journalists or Croatian media, and the list is not complete. The complaint of the Association of...

Media in Croatia, defeated by the economy

What is the state of the Croatian media? And what could the government and the institutions do to improve the situation? OBCT asked Hrvoje...

Serbia: Hitler, Caricature Artist and Media Freedom

The media situation in Serbia continues to deteriorate. Recent events show that government repression of few remaining non-aligned media has become routine. According to...

Turkey media, between European solidarity and tolerance

The difficult situation of Turkey's press told by well-known journalists, the effects of European solidarity initiatives, and the prospects for the future. A report...

Media freedom in Hungary is no more

In an unprecedented concerted action pro-Orbán media owners 'donated' their news channels, internet news portals, tabloid and sports newspapers, several radio stations, numerous magazines and all...
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We, the SEENPM member organisations in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia, express deep concern over last week’s Alpac Capital’s...

Regional Editors’ Forum Held in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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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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