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First Winners of the EU Award for Investigative Journalism announced

23/05/2016

The EU Award for Investigative Journalism has been granted so far in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, acknowledging investigations on corruption and social exclusion

ECPMF Young Writers Contest: One thousand words for freedom

23/05/2016

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is proud to announce its first competition for young writers

OSCE: Attacks against journalists during demonstrations in B&H must be condemned and investigated

18/05/2016

The recent attack against Petar Panjkota, reporter with RTL Croatia television, in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is unacceptable and must be fully investigated, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said yesterday

Greek journalists draft ethical code to fight racism on refugees coverage

17/05/2016

The European Federation of Journalists is strongly supporting the initiative of its affiliate in Greece the Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers who drafted a proposal for the adoption of the Anti-racism Ethics Code

ECPMF action for press freedom in Hungary

14/04/2016

ECPMF action on 14 April calls Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban to investigate press freedom violations and defend journalists’ right to cover the refugee crisis

Turkish journalist and writer face 4 years in jail for a metaphor

09/02/2016

Journalists have been suffering the consequences of reporting on the misdeeds of the Turkish Government. Turkey, with the highest number of journalists in prison, and very high numbers of fatal and non-fatal attacks against independent journalists, has witnessed a steep decline in the level of freedom of the media - from 54 to 65 in Freedom House's Press Freedom Index, which since 2013 rates Turkey as "non free".

Trieste Film Festival: awarded prizes

01/02/2016

Chuck Norris vs Communism by Ilinca Călugăreanu won the special prize Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso for the 27th edition of the Trieste Film Festival

New report highlights impunity for police violence against Greek photojournalists

25/01/2016

Inadequate police internal investigations hobble criminal prosecution, analysis indicates

ECPMF launches its Journalists-in-Residence programme

28/10/2015

Journalists from all over Europe can apply to become a Journalist-in-Residence at the ECPMF in Leipzig. The deadline for applying is January 22th 2016

TRANSEUROPE. Civil society networks

23/10/2015

OBC, in cooperation with Jean Monnet Centre of excellence - University of Trento, School of International Studies - University of Trento, Research Project on International Policies and Conflicts (CeRPIC - FBK), Forum trentino per la Pace e i Diritti Umani, Training Centre for International Cooperation, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), La rivista il Mulino, promotes, next 21st November, an International conference to celebrate its 15th anniversary