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Bosnia and Herzegovina: MFRR urges Republika Srpska deputies to not re-criminalise defamation

17/07/2023

OBCT joins MFRR partners in urging members of the Republika Srpska National Assembly to reject the amendments on the draft Law to the Criminal Code, which would re-introduce criminal penalties for defamation

Letter to the Italian Justice Minister

10/07/2023

The Italian anti-SLAPP WG joins CASE in a transnational Day of Action against SLAPPs, calling on the Italian Minister of Justice for concrete commitment during the EU trialogue negotiations, scheduled to start on July, 12

Media freedom groups call on the EU to prioritise media freedom reforms in relations with Turkey

28/06/2023

OBCT joins media freedom and journalists groups in calling on the incoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to place media freedom and fundamental rights at the heart of future relations with Turkey

Italy: call in support of Roberto Saviano, defendant in a SLAPP case initiated by PM Giorgia Meloni

28/06/2023

Following the fourth hearing in the SLAPP case initiated by PM Giorgia Meloni against Roberto Saviano, OBCT joins media and journalists' freedom organisations in expressing solidarity with the Italian writer

Kosovo: Media freedom groups raise alarm over Klan Kosova business certificate suspension

20/06/2023

OBCT joins international media freedom and journalist organisations in expressing alarm over the suspension of Klan Kosova's business certificate

Italy: International Media freedom groups raise alarm about RAI's independence

15/06/2023

OBCT joins media freedom and journalist organisations in expressing their alarm over the recent politically-influenced internal management changes at the Italian public service broadcaster

Law enforcement must protect journalists amidst escalating tensions in northern Kosovo

06/06/2023

OBCT and the undersigned international press freedom organisations express their concern about the recent violent attacks on journalists in Kosovo and call on the authorities to implement the necessary measures to ensure media workers' safety

North Macedonia: International press freedom mission finds fragile progress in need of further support

08/06/2023

This week OBCT joined MFRR partners in a fact-finding mission to North Macedonia organised by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (ZNM). While the coalition recognises an improvement in media workers' working conditions, it also warns that the landscape of journalism in the country remains fragile

Slovenia: Media freedom groups welcome court ruling on RTV SLO reform

05/06/2023

OBCT together with MFRR partners welcomes the decision of the Slovenian Constitutional Court to approve the reform of Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO)

Serbia: Legal harassment of investigative media outlet KRIK must stop

30/05/2023

OBCT joins international press freedom and journalists’ organisations in expressing solidarity with Serbian media outlet KRIK, whose newsroom is continuously subjected to legal harassment