Two journalists from Italy and the USA have been arrested in the city of Polygyros and accused of taking photos of a trial inside a court room without permission, which is prohibited according to Greek law
On November 21st, as a side event of the international conference Transeuropa organized by Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso, a working meeting was held with ECPMF media partners. Some pictures of the meeting
Arrested at the end of August and charged with “engagement in terrorist activities”, the journalist Mohammed Rasool is still detained in Turkey. A warning for journalism and foreign media outlets
The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation was established in November 2013 in Belgrade with the aim to preserve the heritage of the journalist murdered in 1999, and advance media freedom in Serbia. OBC interviews its executive director Ilir Gaši
Some pictures of the ninth edition of the South East Europe Media Forum, held in Bucharest (Romania) on 5 to 6 November 2015. The event that annually brings together dozens of European journalists is organized and promoted by South East Europe Media Organisation, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Central European Initiave.
A week ahead of the general elections of 1 November, the Turkish judiciary has put under trusteeship a media holding linked to the Gülen movement – once an ally of Erdoğan, today among his enemies
On 8th and 9th October 2015 the first ECPMF conference was held in Leipzig, with the participation of journalists and media experts from twenty-three different countries. OBC took part to the event as one of the funding partners.
During the first annual meeting of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, held on the 8 and 9 of October in Leipzig, a panel was devoted to the role of media in reporting the refugees crisis
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović yesterday condemned an apparent arson attack on a car owned by BH Radio 1 Mostar correspondent Emil Karamatić
Restrictions on media freedom are becoming more and more common in Serbia. Interview with Vukašin Obradović, president of the Association of Independent Journalists of Serbia (NUNS)
On the ninth anniversary of the death of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the government of the Russian Federation to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists
Journalist Ahmet Hakan was attacked by four perpetrators in front of his house. His nose and rib were fractured. Four perpetrators were detained while Hakan said “I will go ahead according to my own lights.”
cartadiroma.org and the European Federation of Journalists launched the European campaign #nohatespeech, with a petition banning the promoters of online hate speech
Rising political tension in Turkey affects media outlets too. On the evening of 8th September, the headquarter of Hürriyet Daily in Istanbul has been attacked for a second time within 48 hours.
On 8th and 9th October, media experts from across Europe will meet in Leipzig at the inaugural conference of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
How to define media integrity, and what puts it at risk? The SEE Media Observatory elaborates on these issues in a brochure recently released and available in 6 languages
Several journalists have been dismissed by the Turkish Milliyet Daily during these last weeks. One of them reacts: ”We already cannot work as journalists under this great pressure”
In Vienna Civil sector groups from six Western Balkans countries urged their political leaders to secure freedom of expression and media independence, also calling for more of a role in their countries' EU integration processes
Legitimate claim or political plot? A former co-owner of one of the country's most popular TV channels has claimed the intellectual property of the TV logo. The judiciary intervenes with a number of temporary restrictions and Rustavi 2 risks to disappear
An analysis of the media situation in Romania, released by the Center for Media Transparency, highlights different media models in the country, their relation to politics and the deriving challenges in terms of media pluralism and transparency
