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Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justice

19/05/2026

Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) joined the undersigned media freedom and journalist organisations in standing in full solidarity with the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation, which has been ordered to pay over one million dinars (€8,812) in damages in a defamation case brought by those acquitted of the murder of the Serbian editor and newspaper founder, Slavko Ćuruvija.

Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom case

17/04/2026

The Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes the acquittal of Roberto Saviano in a case brought by Minister Matteo Salvini, a landmark ruling for press freedom in Italy

Fist published by OBCT, also available in Italian

World Press Freedom Day: Six years of monitoring reveals emerging threats against media freedom in Europe

05/05/2026

To mark World Press Freedom Day, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is today publishing an analysis of six years of monitoring data, which reveals in granular detail the most serious challenges and trends threatening freedom of the press in Europe

International organisations urge Kosovo government to reverse media freedom decline

27/03/2026

Media freedom in Kosovo has experienced a period of decline since 2023 amidst a series of negative developments, which calls for immediate political action by the government, an international media freedom mission concluded today