Reports and papers

Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies

Encryption and Anonymity Annual Report

In this report, David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, addresses the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications

read more Privacy Digital safety Digital rights Encryption Freedom of expression United Kingdom Russia Estonia European Court of Human Rights

Media freedom in Romania 2014-2015

This report by Active Watch Romania, covers the events related to freedom of expression and media freedom that occurred in Romania between January and April 2015

read more Media freedom Media ownership Romania Safety of journalists

Erdoğan is chasing the dream “The media of the majesty” - BİA January-February-March 2015 media observation report

BİA January-February-March 2015 Media Observation Report reveals "the intensive juridical oppression and the police violence" against citizens, journalists and freedom of expression in Turkey

read more Censorship Freedom of expression Turkey

Media policy and independent journalism in Greece

This study identifies the urgent problems facing media policy in Greece and how they affect independent journalism

read more Media freedom Media ownership Greece


Freedom House – Serbia Country report 2015

Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Serbia provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments

read more Serbia Media ownership

Freedom House – Albania Country report 2015

Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Albania provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments

read more Albania Legal protection Media ownership Media funding

Freedom House – Greece Country report 2015

Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Greece provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments

read more Greece Media ownership

Freedom of the press in 2014. Harsh laws and violence drive global decline

Freedom of the Press 2015, the latest edition of an annual report published by Freedom House since 1980, highlights the sharp worsening of media freedom in 2014, as journalists around the world faced mounting restrictions on the free flow of news and information— including grave threats to their own lives

read more Worldwide Media freedom Defamation and Libel

The state of press freedom 2014

Mertek Media Monitor compiles the Press Freedom Index for Hungary, combining the results of a survey carried out with multiple stakeholders. The report provides a complex picture of the different perceptions about the decline of media freedom in Hungary during the last year

read more Hungary Media Law Media freedom