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Pre-trial detention extended for Cumhuriyet journalists despite demonstrations

Brussels, 13 September 2017- The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) condemn the court’s decision to maintain the six Cumhuriyet journalists and media workers in...

Personnel Cleanup in Transnistrian Media

Some media outlets from the left bank of the Dniester have been reporting about dismissals of local journalists who used to work in the...

Jeopardising the effectiveness of journalism in South East Europe: the role of extra-legal policy mechanisms

A range of extra-legal policy mechanisms are used by those in power to prevent journalists from fulfilling their watchdog role in society. Examples from...

Serbia: Journalists protest “government control” of public broadcaster

Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar looks at the a wave of dismissals of journalists from a regional broadcaster following apparent political pressure. By Mitra...

Serbian Ruling Party Accused of Purging Province’s TV

Journalists have condemned the wave of dismissals of staff in the TV station in Serbia’s northern province, accusing the ruling Progressive Party of ordering...

The Kosovo media under pressure

by Violeta Hyseni Kelmendi | Pristina, 6 May 2016 Political interference and lack of adequate financial resources keep haunting independent journalism in Kosovo. Journalists and media outlets in...

Weekly ’Monitor’ Filed a Complaint against the Verdict In Favour of Prime Minister’s Sister

The constitutional complaint for violation of media freedom Podgorica, 4 April 2016 Representatives of the Montenegrin weekly Monitor filed on 15th of March this year a...

Austrian Kosovo* Media Freedom Day 2016 Marked in Pristina

Considering the very important role the media play in society, they need freedom and autonomy so that citizens are informed accurately and timely. This...

Journalists’ solidarity in Kosovo*: the RTK case

By Marzia Bona, 13 January 2016 A public campaign launched by RTK journalists against censorship and political interference in the national broadcaster achieved positive results. OBC interviewed...

SEEMO Condemns Continuing Political Pressure on Hungarian Minority Media in Serbia

Vienna, 3 October 2011-The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns continued political pressure on...
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