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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

OSCE decries eccessive court measures against Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2

12/08/2015

Freezing the assets of the Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 following an ownership dispute threatens media pluralism in the country, warns OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

Azerbaijan: journalist Rasim Aliyev dies after beating

11/08/2015

Independent Azeri journalist Rasim Aliyev dies in Baku, after being beaten following his criticism against a local football player