press freedom Archives

Bulgaria, Media developments 21/08/2019

Bulgaria: let the press report freely, say IFJ/EFJ ahead of Prosecutor’s election

Bulgaria will appoint a new Prosecutor General this autumn and a series of statements made by public officials against the press have raised journalists' concerns about the process. The International…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Featured Publications, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 10/08/2019

Balkan Region Trapped in Perception that Journalists Can Be Beaten: EC country reports

Frequent attacks against journalists, lack of mechanisms for prosecuting those responsible, as well as political and economic pressures, present joint problems shared by countries in…

Hungary, Media developments 10/08/2019

Report: Establishment of KESMA Exacerbates the Overall Risk to Media Pluralism in Hungary

Central European Press and Media Foundation (KESMA) was established in Hungary, and almost immediately, most of the media owners that were considered by public opinion…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 26/07/2019

Western Balkans, media freedom is deteriorating

Press freedom in the Western Balkans remains under attack: threats by organised crime are often accompanied by those by the institutions. A conference in Prishtina…

Croatia, Hungary, Media developments, Slovenia 28/04/2019

Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

Government connections in two of Slovenia’s neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach to…

Media developments 11/04/2019

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. Authorities…

Media developments, Serbia 30/03/2019

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…

Media developments, Serbia, Uncategorized 27/03/2019

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) has…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 19/03/2019

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 the…

Croatia, Media developments 07/02/2019

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 Croatian…