Curbing Media, Crippling Debate: Soft Censorship in Bulgaria - Reports

Based on a series of interviews with journalists and media experts from Bulgaria, this report provides an overview of soft censorship in Bulgaria and suggests actions to reverse this trend

State-media financial relations in the countries of South East Europe - Reports

A regional overview of monetary flows between the state and the media is South East Europe demonstrates the systematic misuse of public funds for establishing control over media

Moldova: Access to Information and Media Independence - Reports

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  

Trust in Media 2016 - Reports

A report by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), explores European citizens’ perception of the trustworthiness of several types of media

ECtHR: Right to information according to Art.10 ECHR- Press or anybody - Legal Resources

The ECtHR rejected on 6 January 2015 a German’s appeal and ruled that public authorities do not necessarily infringe Art. 10 of the Convention by refusing to give information (application no. 70287/11)

Encryption - A Matter of Human Rights - Reports

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 

Open Society Foundation - Stakeholders

The Open Society Foundation works since 1979 to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. The Open Society Foundation fund a range of programs around the world, from public health to education to business development.

It supports efforts that expand and protect press freedoms, increase public access to knowledge and information, include minority voices in media, and use the arts to address pressing social issues.

MEDIADEM - Stakeholders

MEDIADEM was a European research project lasted from April 2010 to March 2013 focusing on the factors that promote or conversely prevent the development of policies supporting free and independent media.

The project combined a country-based study in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK with a comparative analysis across media sectors and various types of media services. It investigated the configuration of media policies in the aforementioned countries and examined the opportunities and challenges generated by new media services for media freedom and independence. Moreover, external pressures on the design and implementation of state media policies, stemming from the European Union and the Council of Europe, are thoroughly discussed and analysed.

The coordinator of the project has been the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy.

Media Freedom on the Internet: An OSCE Guidebook - Manuals

The Guidebook deals with the legal issues concerning Internet freedom and blocking policies of OSCE memberstates

Turkey: Sign the petition for public's right to access information - Campaigns

Journalist organizations in Turkey launched a petition calling for the release of journalists and for ensuring freedom of press and expression in the country