murders of journalists Archives

Media developments, Serbia 05/04/2019

Belgrade court sentences journalist’s killers 20 years after murder

A Belgrade court on Friday sentenced four former secret police officers to prison for the 1999 murder of journalist and newspaper publisher Slavko Curuvija but…

Media developments, Slovakia 18/02/2019

Slovakia: Concern about political meddling in year-old Kuciak murder investigation

Despite undeniable progress in the investigation into the double murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová a year ago, there is…

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Featured Publications, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 11/01/2019

Serbia – Balkans’ Black Champion of Journalists’ Safety: Reports on Western Balkan Countries

Serbia is maintaining its infamous rank in the region as the country in which journalists’ safety is the most endangered, the data from comparative analysis…

Media developments, Slovakia 31/10/2018

Slovakia: Press freedom predator’s shadow hangs over Kuciak murder

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Slovak authorities to step up their investigation into detained businessman Marián Kočner’s repeated harassment of journalists and his…

Media developments 01/10/2018

Jan Kuciak Allegedly Killed for 70k Euros

Monday, 01 October ~ By Alex Cooper A woman who allegedly ordered the brutal murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiance was among the…

Media developments 22/08/2018

Why I think Jan’s murder will never be investigated

The Slovak authorities are not doing enough to investigate the murder of my friend and colleague. If journalists have to do the police’s job to…

Media developments 22/08/2018

EFJ-IFJ support Slovak journalists’ call for action in Ján Kuciak murder investigation

Slovak journalists are demanding for action in the murder investigation of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírova, which after six months has not given any results….

Media developments 21/08/2018

Six Months Later, Still No Justice For Jan

Six months ago today, Jan Kuciak, a 27 year-old Slovak journalist and his fiancée Martina Kusnir were murdered in their home by one or more…

Media developments 16/07/2018

‘Murders of journalists cannot be tolerated in the EU’ – Justice Commissioner

by Jane Whyatt, ECPMF The Justice Commissioner of the European Union is offering support to police investigating the murders of journalists Daphne Caruana Galizia and…

Media developments, Serbia 03/07/2018

Serbia: “The court shows a clear intention to release those accused of murdering journalist Ćuruvija”

by Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation Veran Matić, president of the Commission for the Investigation of the Murder of Journalists in Serbia, assessed that the progression of the…