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Turkey: International civil society condemns crackdown on freedom of expression

09/09/2016

From 31 August to 2 September, an international delegation of civil society organisations visited Istanbul to demonstrate solidarity with writers, journalists, and media outlets in Turkey

European Commission eager to foster media pluralism and public service media in Western Balkans

08/09/2016

A delegation of the EFJ met EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn to discuss how to improve working conditions of journalists in the Western Balkans

Turkey: Evrensel journalists must be released immediately

07/09/2016

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is backing the urgent call of his affiliates in Turkey, demanding the immediate release of Turkish journalists Cemil Ugur and Halil Ibrahim Polat

Freedom of Expression on the Internet and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization

06/09/2016

In Sarajevo a two day workshop promoted by OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia: Media Freedom in Turbulent Times

31/08/2016

A report based on June 2016 Joint International Mission to Croatia warns against government interference in the public broadcaster activities

Macedonia: Free Zoran Bozhinovski

29/08/2016

The IFJ has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of jailed Macedonian freelance journalist Zoran Bozhinovski

Kosovo parliamentary chief resigns after revelations by online newspaper

23/08/2016

An investigation by the Prishtina-based website Insajderi.com has lead to the resignation of Adem Grabovci, chief of Kosovo’s ruling parliamentary group

OSCE strongly condemns attack on public broadcaster in Kosovo

26/08/2016

The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, on the 23rd of August condemned the attack on the premises of Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) in Prishtinë/Priština

Albanian journalists demand Parliament to reject law threatening media freedom

23/08/2016

The Association of Professional Journalists (APJ) in Albania together with a coalition of journalists’ organisations called on the Albanian Parliament to withdraw a provision in an anti-corruption law that would threaten media freedom

Moldova: foreign broadcasters banned

11/08/2016

The reform of the Broadcasting Code in Moldova threatens to affect media pluralism in the country