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Azerbaijan: Letter from imprisoned human rights activist Rasul Jafarov

20/08/2014

The renowned Azerbaijani dissident, held at a pre-trial detention centre in the capital Baku, has written an appeal to the international community

International monitors: media coverage of Turkish presidential election "biased"

18/08/2014

According to international election observers, Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's use of his official position, coupled with biased media coverage, gave him a distinct advantage in the country's first direct presidential election

SEEMO calls Montenegrin authorities to react to threats the journalist Jelena Jovanovic has been receiving since beginning August

13/08/2014

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), is urging the authorities in Montenegro to react immediately to threats the journalist Jelena Jovanovic has been receiving from an anonymous profile page on Facebook

Turkish media: rise in layoffs and attacks

11/08/2014

Nearly three times more journalists were fired in Turkey in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the same period last year, the latest quarterly media monitoring report by Istanbul-based non-profit news portal Bianet showed

SEEMO calls for investigation in the attack case on an editor-in-chief

05/08/2014

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), once again is asking for an professional investigation by the authorities over the physical attack on Davor Pasalic, an editor of the Serbian news agency Fonet

New legislation sets stage for major changes in Serbian media

31/07/2014

The Serbian government has submitted to parliament a set of media bills, envisioning inter alia the state's withdrawal from the media sector by the middle of next year. It hopes lawmakers will adopt the new legislation as soon as possible

IPI says EU criminal defamation laws outdated

25/07/2014

EU states are failing to reach relevant international standards on freedom of expression, as defamation remains a criminal act in 23 out of all 28 members of the bloc, the International Press Institute (IPI) said on July 17th

Open Letter: Journalists concerned about lack of cooperation from OPCW over Syrian Chemical Weapons

19/07/2014

Despite the serious concerns of residents in Greece and around the Mediterranean about the safety of the operation to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical weapons in the closed sea, the OPCW has been less than forthcoming in providing additional information about the mission to journalists, often responding to requests dismissively and with thinly veiled annoyance. Now four journalists have written an open letter to the OPCW Director General expressing their concerns

Will media freedom be part of UN's future development goals?

18/07/2014

Reporters Without Borders warns that access to media and information can be dropped from United Nations development goals. Protection of the right to information is in danger of being weakened or disappearing altogether, to be replaced a vague reference to freedom of expression

SEEMO concerned regarding the ruling in B92 defamation case

17/07/2014

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), is expressing concern regarding the Belgrade appeals court ruling on July 1st, in which media outlet B92 was fined for defamation charges against the former Assistant Minister of Health Zorica Pavlovic