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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:06:09 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Entrance to editor's house set on fire in Kosovo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2013/05/02/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mufail Limani, editor-in-chief of Radio Television Kosovo, had the entrance to his house set on fire on 1 May. The attack follows numerous press freedom violations in Kosovo in recent days.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2013/05/02/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Journalist beaten while covering protest in Kosovo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2013/04/30/beaten_protest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gezi Bimbashi was brutally beaten on 22 April in Kosovo's northern town of Mitrovica. He was attacked with wooden flag handles while reporting on a protest organised by members of the Serbian community in northern Kosovo.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2013/04/30/beaten_protest/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Sports journalist injured in confrontation outside stadium in Greece]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/04/26/seemo_statement_on_greec/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[George Tselikas was assaulted on 14 April 2013 by a group of unknown assailants outside a football stadium in Athens.  This is the third attack on a sports journalist in Greece this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/04/26/seemo_statement_on_greec/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Free speech takes a beating in Greece]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/03/27/free_speech/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Police brutality, censorship and deportation are among the issues faced by journalists and activists in crisis-stricken Greece, where a climate of terror prevails.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/03/27/free_speech/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Homemade bombs explode outside Greek journalists' homes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/01/14/homemade_bombs/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Small homemade bombs exploded in front of the homes of five Greek journalists in Athens on 11 January. The anarchist group, Lovers of Lawlessness, said the attacks were made to protest coverage of the country's financial crisis seen as sympathetic to the government.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2013/01/14/homemade_bombs/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Serbian media group demands public discussion on copyright law

]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/26/draft_law_media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Association of Independent Electronic Media condemns the Serbian Government's decision to adopt the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. The association fears that the lack of public discussion around the law could result in a complete media blackout. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/26/draft_law_media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Play undergoes criminal blasphemy investigation in Greece]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/20/greece_drop_blasphemy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Athens public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into whether the performance of Terrence McNally's play <em>Corpus Christi</em> violated Greece's 1951 blasphemy law. The play depicts Jesus Christ and his apostles as gay. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/20/greece_drop_blasphemy/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Coalition calls for transparency in government funding of Serbian media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/16/government_funds_coalition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Media Coalition says the failure to implement Serbia's Media Strategy has enabled abuse of public funds with an aim to influence the media market and shut down critical voices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/16/government_funds_coalition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Serbia's draft criminal code does not decriminalise defamation
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/07/serbia_draft_criminal_law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Serbian media groups are disappointed that a draft criminal code prepared by the justice ministry's working group does not decriminalise defamation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/07/serbia_draft_criminal_law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - IFEX members call on EU to defend freedom of expression in Greece

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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/05/appeal_vaxevanis/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a joint statement, IFEX members in the European Union and its 'neighbourhood' states call upon authorities to protect freedom of expression in Greece.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/05/appeal_vaxevanis/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Explosive device planted in Serbian journalist's backyard]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/01/explosive_device_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An explosive device was planted in a journalist's backyard after she posted information on Facebook about the perpetrators of a previous attack on her family.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/11/01/explosive_device_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Journalists dismissed after criticising Greek government minister]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/01/journalists_dismissed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists Marilena Katsimi and Kostas Arvanitis were dismissed from their positions at the state broadcaster ETR after discussing the reaction of the Public Order Minister to police torture allegations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/11/01/journalists_dismissed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Greek journalist's arrest sparks press freedom concerns]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/10/31/kostas_vaxevanis_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Well-known investigative reporter Kostas Vaxevanis is facing trial over breach of privacy laws after he published a list of names of prominent Greek politicians and business leaders holding Swiss bank accounts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/10/31/kostas_vaxevanis_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Serbian authorities ban Belgrade Pride Parade]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/10/09/price_parade_ban/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Serbia's ban on the Belgrade Pride Parade, based on a premise of security risks, violates freedom of expression and assembly rights, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/10/09/price_parade_ban/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Journalist in Bulgaria receives threats after investigating construction project]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2012/08/14/journalist_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bulgarian journalist Spas Spasov has been threatened by the owners of several companies involved in a construction project that he investigated. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2012/08/14/journalist_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM releases June 2012 monitoring report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/07/30/anem_june_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report's authors cover cases that include politicians' reactions to critical articles in the media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/07/30/anem_june_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina - IPI condemns attacks, threats against journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2012/07/20/stefica_galic/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Stefica Galic was beaten and her family has been threatened because of a documentary about her late husband, who helped save citizens' lives during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2012/07/20/stefica_galic/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM releases May 2012 monitoring report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/07/04/anem_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The authors note a pattern of threats against journalists and provide an analysis of the broadcasting laws. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/07/04/anem_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Macedonia - Never-ending decline of the country's media, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2012/06/27/media_decline/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Several newspapers have disappeared from the market, journalists have little economic security and the media is polarised with opaque funding sources, says the press freedom group.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2012/06/27/media_decline/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Neo nazi group attacks journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/06/08/journalists_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporters Without Borders wishes to express its disgust at the assault on several journalists by the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris in the course of a live televised debate today during which he also attacked two left-wing deputies.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/06/08/journalists_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Investigative journalist threatened again]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2012/05/31/pavlova_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lidia Pavlova, who reports on organised crime in southwest Bulgaria, said her car was set on fire -- for the second time -- in the town of Dupnitsa. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2012/05/31/pavlova_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[United Kingdom - First academy on media law in South East Europe to kick off in Zagreb]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/united_kingdom/2012/05/31/first_academy_on_media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First academy on media law in South East Europe to kick off in Zagreb
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 02:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/united_kingdom/2012/05/31/first_academy_on_media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM releases April 2012 monitoring report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/05/31/monitoring_report_32/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The authors of the report paint a grim picture of the country's media scene. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 01:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/05/31/monitoring_report_32/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moldova - IPI News: Stories on the United States, Kosovo and Moldova]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/moldova/2012/05/22/ipi_news_stories_on_the/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists Reportedly Intimidated in Kosovo
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/moldova/2012/05/22/ipi_news_stories_on_the/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - President rejects bill that criminalises libel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/05/16/president_rejects_libel_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following a public outcry, Kosovo's President last week rejected a proposed law that would have criminalised libel and allowed journalists to be jailed if they didn't reveal their sources, report the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), and Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/05/16/president_rejects_libel_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM media monitoring report shows increased pressure on media during electoral campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/05/15/media_monitoring_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report also looked at the process of media privatization in Serbia as well as implementation of the broadcasting law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/05/15/media_monitoring_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - TV journalist attacked, injured
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/11/journalist_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["They had me on the ground and were beating me. . . I can say with absolute certainty that they knew I was a journalist," said Konstantinos Bogdanos, who sustained a head injury and broken hand in the attack.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/11/journalist_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - GREECE: Torrent of abuse and threats against journalists from neo-Nazis // GRÈCE: Les néo-nazis se répandent en menaces contre la presse]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/11/greece_torrent_of_abuse/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[*REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS / REPORTERS SANS FRONTIÈRES
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/11/greece_torrent_of_abuse/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Draft criminal code undermines media freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/05/10/kosovo_draft_criminal/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Atifete Jahjaga returned the draft criminal code to the National Assembly for reconsideration on May 8, 2012, after it was sent to her for her final approval. The president’s decision followed widespread criticism of the draft code by journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/05/10/kosovo_draft_criminal/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Far-right party's restrictions on journalists condemned]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/08/far_right_partys_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[From: europe.list-bounces@ifj.org [mailto:europe.list-bounces@ifj.org] On Behalf Of dummy@dummy.dummy
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/08/far_right_partys_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - IPI News: Ethiopia/Greece/Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/07/political_party/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/05/07/political_party/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - Journalist sentenced to jail for libel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/05/01/komnenic_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In July 2011, a few months after Petar Komnenic's original conviction, the government passed a law decriminalizing libel and making it a matter of civil litigation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/05/01/komnenic_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Changes to Kosovo Criminal Code Would Force Journalists to Reveal Sources]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/04/23/criminal_code/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Changes to Kosovo Criminal Code Would Force Journalists to Reveal Sources
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/04/23/criminal_code/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM's media monitoring report for January and February 2012]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/04/23/30th_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The thirtieth monitoring report analyses attacks and threats against journalists and looks at the implementation of new and existing legislation that affects the media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/04/23/30th_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - Riot police deliberately attack journalists covering street demonstrations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/04/10/riot_police/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photographer Marios Lolos was hit on the head by riot police and underwent emergency surgery to his skull as a result.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/04/10/riot_police/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Albania - Journalist charged with slander despite defamation reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2012/04/02/cela_criminal_defamation_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Lindita Cela now faces up to two years in prison for criminal slander, despite the recent parliamentary vote to abolish prison sentences for defamation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2012/04/02/cela_criminal_defamation_charges/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM condemns administrative harassment of radio station in Zajecar 
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/03/30/zajecar_radio_station/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The editor of a radio station who is running for local office says his opponents have bullied the station's employees and shut down its radio signal; caught in the middle is the public's right to information. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/03/30/zajecar_radio_station/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Kosovo journalists receive threatening phone calls]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/03/29/express_newspaper/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IPI is calling for a police investigation after someone called the Pristina-based daily "Express" and threatened to bomb its offices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/03/29/express_newspaper/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI observes increasing pressure on local journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/03/13/increasing_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The alleged incidents represent only a fraction of the pressures on reporters, SEEMO said, as many reporters do not report what they must go through on a daily basis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/03/13/increasing_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - IPI condemns physical attack on journalist Olivera Lakic]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/03/08/lakic_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This was not the first time that Lakic had been threatened. In February 2011, she reported on illegal labelling of tobacco products. Both she and her family received threats. Two men are currently on trial for threatening her.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/03/08/lakic_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Albania - IPI welcomes defamation reform, presses for full decriminalisation
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2012/03/05/seemo_welcomes_albania/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The penal code amendments include the abolishment of imprisonment as well as the involvement of the public prosecutor in defamation cases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2012/03/05/seemo_welcomes_albania/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - IPI releases report on press freedom mission ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/02/29/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The mission concluded that quality journalism is scarce, competition between media outlets is fierce, and content is determined by media owners and powerful individuals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2012/02/29/mission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Macedonia - Draconian media bill would restrict access for foreign correspondents]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2012/02/28/macedonia_draconian_foreign/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Among the more disputed articles of the proposed bill, article 18 bans foreign correspondents from “gathering personal opinions and data from citizens by means of investigation.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2012/02/28/macedonia_draconian_foreign/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI challenges authorities to solve journalist murder cases, protect journalists under threat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/02/23/impunity_challenge/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Currently, five journalists in Serbia specialised in reporting on corruption have been given 24-hour police protection by the Ministry of the Interior but police have been unable to eliminate the sources of threat, which come mostly from mafia-like organisations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/02/23/impunity_challenge/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM condemns attack on Studio B television crew]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/02/23/studiob_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Charges were laid against the individual who verbally attacked a Studio B crew and struck an assistant cameraman in the head and stomach.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/02/23/studiob_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - IPI hopes court of appeal will reconsider excessive fines against two weekly Turkish papers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/02/13/gundem_millet/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The fines against "Gundum" and "Millet" are so high that if convicted, the papers will be forced to close and the journalists might end up in prison. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2012/02/13/gundem_millet/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM's December 2011 media monitoring report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/01/26/december_monitoring_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2012/01/26/december_monitoring_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Croatia - IPI calls for professionalisation of public broadcaster]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2012/01/20/public_broadcaster/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As has been the case in most post-communist countries, the process of transforming state television channels into public broadcasters has been slow and difficult in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2012/01/20/public_broadcaster/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Police allegedly assault reporter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/01/16/xhymshiti_beaten/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vedat Xhymshiti was covering clashes between demonstrators and Kosovo police near the Merdare border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo, when he was allegedly struck by policemen and lost consciousness.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/01/16/xhymshiti_beaten/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina - IPI calls on politician to respect and support public broadcasters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/12/21/public_broadcaster/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-controlled entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that it was not in the interests of the citizens to finance the broadcaster BHRT, which has been critical of his policies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/12/21/public_broadcaster/</guid>
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