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Montenegro: public service hostage to cronyism

22/10/2025

Following the recent conviction for abuse of office of the President and three members of the Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) Council, controversy continues over the appointment of Boris Raonić as director of the Montenegrin public broadcaster

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Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western Balkans

13/10/2025

Against the backdrop of a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis across the region, most prominently in Serbia, a coalition of international media freedom, journalists’ and freedom of expression organizations calls on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to raise the threats to the protection of journalists and media pluralism with the respective authorities during her visit to the Western Balkans this week (13-16 October)

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Georgia: urgent action to safeguard independent journalism

10/10/2025

The undersigned media freedom, journalists’, and freedom of expression organisations strongly condemn the intensifying crackdown on Georgian journalists and press freedom defenders who continue to face institutional repression and physical attacks.

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A call for to key EU member states to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement

30/09/2025

OBCT joined other free expression organizations in addressing leaders in Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic, calling for the suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement

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Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism

23/09/2025

OBCT joins international coalition for media freedom mission to Bulgaria

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