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International standards on freedom of expression and defamation

29/10/2014

The International Press Institute (IPI) released three documents in mid-July as it started work on a project on defamation laws and press freedom in Europe aimed at raising public awareness about the need of legal reform in this area, as well as at ensuring that European journalists are able to defend their rights more effectively.

SEEMO expresses alarm over the attempted murder of journalist Milot Hasimja in Kosovo

28/10/2014

Local reports said that a man entered the newsroom of the headquarters of private broadcaster Klan Kosova in Pristina and repeatedly stabbed Hasimja in the head and neck as the journalist sat at his desk.

OBC will take part in the South Est Europe Media Forum 2014

15/10/2014

The SEEMF it's an international annual meeting that gathers european journalists and media workers. At the 2014 edition, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso will present the interim results of its research and the activities carried out in the framework of the "Safety Net for European Journalists" project

IPI warns of chilling effect of abuse of EU defamation laws

15/10/2014

There is a need to reform EU defamation law, as well as to strengthen judicial awareness of principles of free expression and to educate and train journalists on their rights and editorial standards, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)

Media in South East Europe: Not enough or too much information?

10/10/2014

The VIII South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) will be held in Skopje on 16-18 October 2014. The discussions will include the right to access information, data journalism, privacy and the protection of journalists’ sources, self-regulation and standards of quality reporting

Azerbaijan: Journalist and political analyst Arzu Geybullayeva threatened

10/10/2014

PEN International is deeply concerned by the news that journalist and political analyst Arzu Geybullayeva is being subjected to a growing campaign of intimidation for working for the Istanbul-based Armenian newspaper Agos

Exchange of best practices on transparency of media ownership

03/10/2014

A seminar will take place in Brussels on 3 October 2014 for an exchange of practices in the field of transparency of media ownership.

Turkey: Letter Reveals Assassination Plot Against Columnists

30/09/2014

An unstamped letter delivered at the premisses of T24 news website revealed an assassination plot against prominent columnists Aydın Engin and Murat Belge

Montenegro Media Union Urges End to Layoffs

30/09/2014

Montenegro's Media Union has expressed grave concern about the number of journalists who are losing their jobs every day, urging the government to act

Is press censorship in Serbia “worse than the 1990s”?

29/09/2014

Six months after Aleksandar Vucic came to power, there are worrying signs that freedom of the media is deteriorating, Milana Knezevic writes