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Balancing act: media freedom, member states and the Eu

29/09/2015

Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values. A video

Ukraine bans 41 international journalists and bloggers

17/09/2015

A decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on 16th September, bans 41 international journalists and bloggers from Ukraine for one year

ECPMF Conference 2015

08/09/2015

On 8th and 9th October, media experts from across Europe will meet in Leipzig at the inaugural conference of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Meaning and threats to Media Integrity in South East Europe

07/09/2015

How to define media integrity, and what puts it at risk? The SEE Media Observatory elaborates on these issues in a brochure recently released and available in 6 languages

Suffocating free expression: Azerbaijani journalist faces 7 years, 6 months in prison

01/09/2015

Index on Censorship condemns the outrageous sentencing of Khadija Ismayilova

Turkish Newspaper Milliyet Daily Dismisses Four Journalists

31/08/2015

Several journalists have been dismissed by the Turkish Milliyet Daily during these last weeks. One of them reacts: ”We already cannot work as journalists under this great pressure”

Western Balkans Civil Society voices out its demands to Europe’s leaders

28/08/2015

In Vienna Civil sector groups from six Western Balkans countries urged their political leaders to secure freedom of expression and media independence, also calling for more of a role in their countries' EU integration processes

The struggle of Romenian media: media ownership patterns in post-communist Romania

26/08/2015

An analysis of the media situation in Romania, released by the Center for Media Transparency, highlights different media models in the country, their relation to politics and the deriving challenges in terms of media pluralism and transparency

The Charlie Hebdo Effect in the Balkans

19/08/2015

The report looks at Balkan countries' reactions to the attacks against the French journalists

Croatia: string of attacks on journalists raises OSCE concerns

18/08/2015

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media calls on Croatian authorities to protect differing and critical voices and to investigate string of attacks on journalists