The president of the Macedonian Journalist Association, Naser Selmani, is calling the government to take serious attitude towards the report of the European Commision about media freedom in Macedonia. Macedonia is heaviliy criticized in the report for the lack of media and journalism freedom and about the case of the jailed journalist Tomislav Kezarovski.
Press Release Association banned 39 newspapers published photos of Prosecutor Kiraz and two terrorists who took him hostage from advertising between 1 and 12 days.
Journalist organizations responded to Press Release Association’s ban of advertising in 39 newspapers which published photos of Prosecutor Kiraz’s death
An investigation was launched against ten journalists, writers and musicians who allegedly “propagandized terrorist organization” via twitter when Prosecutor Kiraz was assassinated. Koray Çalışkan, Mirgün Cabas and Ferhat Tunç testified.
"An investigation was launched against journalist İsmail Saymaz for his news “Detainee was pepper sprayed then shot upon resisting” with allegations that he “influenced jurisdiction” and “violated privacy”
The European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, after some mistatements during the last months, expresses his concern for the situation of media freedom in the Balkans and sets it as a priority for the EU.
Greek public television ERT resumed broadcasting on June 11th, exactly two years after it was shut down by the government with the accusation of wasting money and being plagued with nepotism.
Media expert prof. Neli Ognyanova believes the solution to the current crisis in the public Bulgarian National Radio - where journalist are protesting against pay cuts - have to be solved through improvements in the management
Slavko Ćuruvija, Serbian journalist and owner of the media outlets Dnevni Telegraf and Evropljanin, was killed in front of his house in Belgrade on the 11th of April 1999. The trial to establish the responsibility for that murder has started in front of Belgrade's Special Court on Monday, the 1st of June 2015.
