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
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
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
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
Pelin Batu has been laid off from her post at Milliyet newspaper. "Why a popular leader who can hardly keep 50 percent of his electors under control, is afraid of three or five journalists, columnists and reporters,” she told Bianet.
Proposed amendments to Bulgaria's Penal Code that would criminalise the spreading of misleading information about banks and financial institutions could undermine freedom of expression and allow censorship to gain even more ground, experts have warned
Since its launch at the end of May, over 170 cases have been submitted on the Ushahidi crowd-sourcing platform promoted by Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and Index on Censorship
An ongoing smear campaign launched by Belgrade-based daily newspaper Informer against prominent Montenegrin activist Vanja Ćalović has sparked indignation and criticism
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) said that an incident of late 2012, in which journalists were forcibly removed from parliament, would be referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
