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Nils Muiznieks said so in Strasbourg in receving the director Spampinato, who thanked him for the happy definition, “disguised censorship”, which he coined “In every European country there should be an independent observatory just like yours”, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muiznieks, said while receiving in Strasbourg the Director
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
The hearing at the Strasbourg Culture Committee on the cooperation achieved between Italian Parliament, investigative journalism and civil society The Culture Committee of the Council of Europe on Thursday, April 21 in Strasbourg, has heard the opinion of the Director of Ossigeno per l’Informazione, Alberto Spampinato, about the special collaboration that has taken place in
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
In Rome during the “World Press Freedom Day” in memory of slain journalists. Meetings with students and journalists and a projection with free admissionOn May 3, 2016 Ossigeno per l’Informazione will celebrate in Rome the World Press Freedom Day, convened by UNESCO. There will be public initiatives in memory of slain journalists and to support
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Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English
By Vesselin DimitrovIt is a colourful, peaceful fight going on day after day in the Macedonian capital Skopje. Since 13 April tens of thousands of people go out on the street and protest against a corrupt and authoritarian political regime.
Some more background: In February 2015 then-Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was accused of wiretapping 20,000 people, including politicians, judges and journalists. The European Union mediated some solutions: Gruevski had to resign, general elections were scheduled, and investigations were led on crimes highlighted by the wiretapping scandal. On 13 April though, the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov decided to pardon politicians charged…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Kira Kirschbach, translation by Michelle TrimbornUnfortunately, the topic of war and peace is a timeless one, which is even now very present. An exhibition in Leipzig, Germany, with the utopic title “War is over” shows the art work of Hungarian-American war correspondent and photographer Robert Capa in the house where he shot his famous picture “Last man to die” in April 1945. The building is nowadays known as “Capa-house”.
Christoph Kaufmann emplyoee of Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig
Also this picture is displayed in the new exhibition. It shows the young US-soldier Raymond J. Bowman who was shot on 18 April 1945…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), in special partnership with the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), have opened the Call for Applications 2016 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Call is divided into two categories:
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Professional journalists
4.000 EUR
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Young PROFESSIONAL Journalists
(born on or after 1/1/1986)
1.000 EUR
The Award, launched in 2008, aims to honour the work carried out by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they often have to operate.
Applications will be examined by…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Vesselin Dimitrov, member of the ECPMF Supervisory Board, will come from Sofia, Bulgaria, to support the staff at the ECPMF headquarters in Leipzig. During the upcoming days, he will work with the editorial staff and share his articles with the ECPMF-community.
Vesselin Dimitrov
Usually Vesselin Dimitrov, 33, works as journalist in Bulgaria. He started early to build his career: at the age of 12 he joined the monthly school programme of the Bulgarian National Radio. A few years later, he became part of Darik Radio, the biggest private radio station in the country. Concentrating more on business journalism, he first worked…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, Researcher at the Institute of Communication Sciences, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Paris Sorbonne, and Visiting Fellow at the LSE, examines the Digital Republic Bill, a new French Bill on digital rights and the impact it might have on citizens and their data. On 26 January 2016, the French National Assembly voted for […]
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Media Policy Project
by SEEMOThe South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) calls for nominations for the 2016 Dr Erhard Busek-SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. Eligible to be nominated are journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers or journalism trainers in South, East and Central Europe who have contributed to promoting better understanding in the region and have worked towards ending minority-related problems, ethnic divisions, racism, xenophobia, gender discrimination, homophobia and alike. The winner will be awarded EUR 3,000.
The award is sponsored by Dr. Erhard Busek, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, President of…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Four intimidations against journalists this week in Italy Four. So many where in Italy within the week 11- 17 April 2016 the victims of violations of freedom of expression through threats and abuses of Law and judicial proceeding which names Ossigeno added to the Public table of the names of victims that includs journalists, bloggers and operators intimidated. Since January 1,
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english – Ossigeno Informazione
