Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies
Freedom House report on Moldova for the Universal Periodic Review focuses on the delays in the media legislation reform which curtail access to information, media independence and pluralism
This article provides an empirical starting point for understanding how novel means of news consumption, in particular social media and search engines, affect ideological polarization of readers
Restrictions on access to and use of encryption may constitute an interference with the enjoyment of human rights, holds Amnesty International’s first official stance on encryption
The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) and GFK Ukraine conducted an in-depth monitoring of media in six regions of Ukraine to assess how local media coverage serve the public interest
Taking Syria as a case study, this paper examines whether Internet censorship succeeded in preventing Internet users from reaching censored online content during 2010−2012
Female journalists and bloggers throughout the globe are disproportionally facing gender-related threats, harassment, and intimidation on the Internet compared to their male colleagues. The OSCE addresses this new challenge to freedom of expression and digital rights
The guidebook explains how the right to access information is legally protected in Georgia, and on which grounds it can be restricted, providing everyday life examples
Police violence was a key topic of IPI’s November 2015 mission to Greece, carried out with the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). The visit highlighted how police violence against photojournalists is increasingly coupled with impunity. The report by SEEMO and IPI examines this trend.
