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Albania: SPAK must respect source protection in case of journalist Elton Qyno

11/01/2024

OBCT signed a joint letter together with media freedom partners in the SafeJournalists Network, the Media Freedom Rapid Response, and Reporters Without Borders addressed to the head of the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) to raise concerns over the recent attempts to reveal the source of Albanian journalist Elton Qyno

The CASE Italia network expresses solidarity with Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon, targets of legal intimidation by the Italian oil industry Eni

21/12/2023

OBCT joins CASE Italia e CASE expressing solidarity to Greenpeace Italia e ReCommon, and condemning Eni's possible defamation lawsuit against them

Eu-Balkan Youth Forum: Young people share their vision for Europe and the Western Balkans

18/12/2023

The second edition of the EU-Balkan Youth Forum ended on Friday in Novi Sad. Thirty young people from the EU and the Western Balkans presented their recommendations to the authorities on key issues such as regional integration and environmental protection

Serbia: number of internet-based threats against journalists on the rise

07/12/2023

The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation has published its third report on the state of freedom of expression in Serbia, encompassing the period from January 2021 to June 2023

Resolute efforts on dealing with the violent past are required in the region of the former Yugoslavia

29/11/2023

“The failure to fully deal with wartime atrocities and the root causes of conflicts in the 1990s continues to have devastating consequences on respect for human rights, the rule of law and social cohesion in the region”, said Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, while releasing a report on the state of play of transitional justice efforts in the countries of the former Yugoslavia

The presentation of the glossary in Sarajevo

27/11/2023

Last week in Sarajevo the publication "Citizens, Constitution, Europe. Glossary of essential costitutional concepts in BiH” was presented. The volume, published by the Faculty of Law of Sarajevo, is the result of an academic discussion lasting several years, dedicated to issues relating to the constitutional order of the country, carried out as part of a project financed by CEI KEP Italy fund, coordinated by the University of Milano-Bicocca

North Macedonia: Ruling against Investigative Reporting Lab and its editor must be overturned

24/11/2023

MFRR and SJN express dismay at judge's decision recommending that ministry shuts down one of the country’s leading investigative journalism platforms

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska president Dodik verbally attacks journalist

22/11/2023

OBCT joins partner organisations of the MFRR and South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) in condemning Milorad Dodik's verbal attacks and threats against N1 journalist Snezana Mitrović

Italy: MFRR partners condemn summons of RAI presenter Sigfrido Ranucci

15/11/2023

OBCT, together with MFRR parteners, condemns the summoning of RAI presenter Sigfrido Ranucci by the Parliamentary Committee and urges the Italian Parliament to guarantee RAI independence

Open letter: “We refuse to let the anti-SLAPP directive be a missed opportunity”

08/11/2023

OBCT joins international organisations in calling for a robust anti-SLAPP Directive