Balkans

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Campaigns and Advocacy

18 November 2011

Macedonia

IPI releases report on press freedom mission

All media professionals interviewed by the delegation spoke of political, economic and legal pressure on media that induced self-censorship.
20 September 2011

Greece

RSF reports on outlook for media following five-day country mission

Many of the journalists interviewed by RSF viewed the economic crisis as a chance for the media to break with the patronage system that has prevailed since the 1980s.

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From the Communiqué

13 July 2011

Montenegro

Government decriminalises speech offences

Last week Montenegro became the latest country in the world to decriminalise libel, reports the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI).
4 May 2011

Bulgaria

Amendments to penal code threaten free expression, says IPI

Bulgaria's Parliament has adopted changes to the penal code that have introduced jail time for journalists and writers who instigate hatred, discrimination or violence - and could be used to impose controls on the media, says the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI).
23 February 2011

Serbia

Independent station threatened after airing show on mining abuses

Posters calling for the death of B92 were plastered around a town in Serbia last week, the day after the independent broadcaster aired a show reporting on irregularities at the local coal mine, report the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

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Reports

26 January 2012

Serbia

ANEM's December 2011 media monitoring report

The twenty-ninth Monitoring Report contains a legal analysis and assessment of the most important occurrences in the media sector in Serbia in December 2011.
15 December 2011

Serbia

ANEM's October 2011 media monitoring report

The free expression section of the report presents cases of physical attacks on journalists, threats and requests for disclosure of sources of information, and other violations.


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Alerts

CROATIA: IPI calls for professionalisation of public broadcaster 20 January 2012 KOSOVO (SERBIA): Police allegedly assault reporter 16 January 2012 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: IPI calls on politician to respect and support public broadcasters 21 December 2011 SERBIA: ANEM concerned about proposed Cinematography Act 16 December 2011 CROATIA: IPI condemns new death threats against journalist 14 December 2011 GERMANY / GREECE: Greek criminal case against German journalists sparks concern 17 November 2011 SERBIA: Radio-Television Prima's studio vandalised 18 October 2011 SERBIA: IPI condemns renewed pressure on journalists 18 October 2011 BULGARIA: IPI condemns attack on journalist 14 October 2011 BULGARIA: IPI condemns use of hate speech and "online lynching" to target award-winning journalist 12 October 2011 SERBIA: IPI condemns continuing political pressure on Hungarian minority media 4 October 2011 SERBIA: IPI condemns physical attack on TV Tutin crew 30 September 2011 SERBIA: Media associations' statement on Draft Media Strategy 16 September 2011 MONTENEGRO: Daily "Vijesti" attacked yet again 29 August 2011 GREECE: IPI condemns detention of two journalists in Florina 23 August 2011 KOSOVO (SERBIA): IPI condemns latest attacks on journalists 9 August 2011 GREECE: IPI condemns attack on SKAI TV in Piraeus 29 July 2011 KOSOVO (SERBIA): ANEM condemns hacker attack on radio station website 29 July 2011 KOSOVO (SERBIA): IPI calls on authorities to create environment in which media can operate freely 27 July 2011 SERBIA: IPI welcomes planned decriminalisation of defamation and libel 25 July 2011 MONTENEGRO: IPI condemns recurring attacks on daily "Vijesti" 25 July 2011 CROATIA: IPI demands public prosecutor investigate top military officials over alleged death threats to journalist 21 July 2011 SERBIA: ANEM opposes cable operators' limits on local media content 18 July 2011 MONTENEGRO: IPI condemns latest attack on daily "Vijesti" 18 July 2011 MONTENEGRO: IPI welcomes decriminalisation of defamation 13 July 2011 See all alerts: Balkans
 
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