Slovenia

MFRR partners raise serious concerns over suspension of funding to Slovenian Press Agency

09/12/2020

A temporary halt of state financing for the Slovenian Press Agency is a threat to freedom of information in the country

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Journalists across EU face wave of attacks covering anti-lockdown protests

Since the beginning of September, IPI and its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners have recorded at least 58 incidents involving assaults, physical aggression, threats and intimidation against journalists covering demonstrations linked to COVID-19, in Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Portugal

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Slovenia: OBCT joins IPI's statement condemning brazen use of SLAPP

01/10/2020

We believe it is abundantly clear that the number and nature of the spurious defamation lawsuits against Necenzurirano are not aimed at achieving justice, but instead at silencing the outlet by forcing its journalists to fight time-consuming and costly legal battles, draining them financially and discouraging them from further reporting

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MAPPING MEDIA FREEDOM: a Four-Month Snapshot

Overview and data analysis of the monitoring activity of the Media Freedom Rapid Response from March to June 2020

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Slovenia: serious concerns over proposed changes to public service media

15/07/2020

A letter to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of Culture, to the President of the Republic and to the Speaker of the National Assembly urges Slovenian authorities to ensure that all voices and viewpoints are carefully considered during the consultation process of the proposed changes to the funding of public service media, a package of amendments to three media laws that has the potential to weaken the public broadcaster

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Media workers to be protected when covering demonstrations and protests

11/05/2020

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners are concerned about the increased violence against media professionals at protests and demonstrations across EU Member States and Candidate Countries in the last months and call for increased protection

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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019

The report aims at understanding how news is being consumed across the world. This year’s focus is on people’s trust in media and their willingness to pay for news, private messaging applications and groups, misinformation, and habits of younger people

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CPJ database on jailed journalists

Since 2000, CPJ compiles detailed records on journalists being held in custody by government authorities across the world

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Norbert Werner

The article Norbert Werner has been created during the Wiki4MediaFreedom edit-a-thon in Berlin.

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Briefing: Media Freedom Violations in the EU under COVID-19

An overview of media freedom violations registered in several EU Member States and Candidate Countries since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the continent in late February 2020

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