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The Control Room: Political interference in the news production of Macedonia

This investigation reveals how the ruling party controls the news; how particular journalists are assigned to do this dirty work; how the party sends...

Action Demanded Over Threats to Croatian Journalists

European Federation of Journalists voiced concern over threats and hate speech used towards journalists in Croatia and will report the case to the Council...

OSCE Rep on FoM: The threats to free media, the dangers of impunity

2 November has been proclaimed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists by the United Nations General Assembly. On this occasion, the OSCE Representative...

New wave of arrests targeting daily Cumhuriyet in Turkey

The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) today condemned the new wave of media repression by Turkish authorities following the detention of Murat Sabuncu, editor-in-chief...

Turkey closes 15 media outlets, raids newspaper office, detains at least 12

New York, October 31, 2016 - The Turkish government should immediately reverse an emergency decree closing at least 15 news agencies, newspapers, and magazines...

Turkey: Operation on Cumhuriyet Daily, 16 Taken into Custody

Police has raided the houses of Cumhuriyet Daily Ediyor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu, President of the Execution Board Akın Atalay and Cumuhuriyet Foundation Executive Board member...

SEENPM urges swift investigation of possible attack on president of Croatian Journalists’ Association

The South East European Network for Profession­alization of Media (SEENPM) urges the authorities of the Republic of Croatia to investigate with the utmost diligence...

Turkish government shuts down 15 Kurdish media outlets

The Turkish government issued on Saturday 29 October a decree shutting down 15 Kurdish media outlets: 11 newspapers, two news agencies and three magazines....

Turkey: Bianet Media Monitoring Report: July – September 2016

107 Journalists in Prison, 2,500 Others Left Unemployed Due To Closures Of 107 arrested journalists, 71 are from Gülen Community, 29 others from Kurdish Media....

Freedom of expression under worldwide attack, UN rights expert warns in new report

NEW YORK (20 October 2016) – “There is no question that governments worldwide are wielding the tools of censorship,” warns the United Nations Special...
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SEENPM: Alpac Capital takeover of Adria News Network must be closely scrutinised 

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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Exploring the systemic legislative risks to human rights and the rule of law stemming from digital platforms and digital media regulation in...