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