Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) - Stakeholders

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) is a newly launched advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms with a special focus on Turkey.

SCF, a non-proft organization, was set up by a group of journalists who have been forced to live in self-exile in Sweden against the backdrop of a massive crackdown on press freedom in Turkey.

SCF is committed to serving as a reference source by providing a broader picture of rights violations in Turkey, monitoring daily developments on fact-based investigative journalism and documenting individual cases of the infringement of fundamental rights.

Physical attacks against journalists - the hatred against "lügenpresse" - HTML5 video

Lecture in German about the "lügenpresse" discussion and rising attacs on journalists in 2015

Access to public information in Kosovo - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Kosovo  has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

Access to public information in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Bosnia and Herzegovina  has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

Access to public information in Albania - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Albania  has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

Access to public information in Georgia - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Georgia  has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

Access to public information in Moldova - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Moldova  has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe   " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

Access to public information in Armenia - Wikipedia Item

The article on Access to public information in Armenia has been created. This contribution is part of the series on "Access to public information in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items.

The EJN 5 Point Test For Hate Speech - HTML5 video

How can journalists determine what is hate speech? The EJN gives five points which media professionals should review before they publish

Fighting for recognition: Online abuse of women bloggers in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States - Academic Sources

This study argues that democratic potential of social media in democracies remains haphazard because online abuse is not fully recognized as entangling online and offline communication, constituted and constructed through technological, legal, social, and cultural factors. It is based on interviews with 109 bloggers who write about feminisms, family, and/or maternity politics. According to the findings 73.4% had negative experiences due to blogging and/or social media use