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Khadija Ismayil: "I might be in prison, but the work will continue"

31/08/2015 -  Radio Free Europe

Today, August 31, Khadija Ismayil read her final statement in court. The prosecutor cut her short. Here is Khadija Ismayil's full statement

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

At risk Rustavi 2, Georgia's most popular TV channel

31/08/2015 -  Simone Zoppellaro

Legitimate claim or political plot? A former co-owner of one of the country's most popular TV channels has claimed the intellectual property of the TV logo. The judiciary intervenes with a number of temporary restrictions and Rustavi 2 risks to disappear

Serbia: the out-priced State media

02/09/2015 -  Dragan Janjić Belgrado

Serbia's first phase of media privatisation was met by few prospective buyers, and by a dramatic surge of the price of some local broadcasters

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

Azerbaijan: a circus trial, clowns and a glass cage

19/08/2015 -  Arzu Geybullayeva

The trial of Khadija Ismayilova, the main investigative Azerbaijani journalists in prison since last December, began last July 24 and may close as early as this week

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

Journalism in Macedonia: the awful truth

17/08/2015 -  Ilcho Cvetanoski Skopje

The case of a journalist assaulted twice in less than 24 hours leads to distressing conclusions on the state of the media in the country