Erdoğan’s ‘New Turkey’ Cancels Out Critical Journalism (January - March 2016) - Reports

In the first 3 months of 2016, in Turkey, 5 journalists have been convicted on charges of “defaming the president”, 22 others have newly been put on trial for the same charges and legal action has been taken against 53 journalists  

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism - Opportunities

The Call is open to nationals of the 18 CEI Member States, until Tuesday, 31 May 2016 (23.59 CEST)

Protection of business secrets does not rule out the right of the press to be informed by government - Legal Resources

On 25 March 2015 the Federal Administrative Court of Germany in Leipzig ruled that representatives of the press can demand information about facts that protect business secrets from government agencies, if their right to be informed outweighs the interest of business secret protection.

Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 - Monitoring tool

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 is a measurement tool designed to assess the risks to media pluralism in EU member states. The second MPM pilot-project is a follow-up to the Media Pluralism Monitor  2014, covering new countries

Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative - Opportunities

The fellowship offers $5,000 to encourage young journalists to write in-depth stories about a modern manifestation of anti-Semitism or another deeply ingrained prejudice. Deadline: May 2nd, 2016

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  

Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for Women Journalists - Opportunities

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship welcomes applications from March 22 – April 29, 2016, from women journalists who focus on covering human rights and social justice

Access Info Europe: Accessing companies registers #3 Tuesday 02 February 2016 - Infographic

individual company record and the entire database. Out of the 29 countries considered, 9 countries give access to individual company records for free: Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro

Dr. Eva Ondřejová, LL.M. - Support Centres

Dr. Eva Ondřejová is a private lawyer serving staff and freelance journalists, editors, media outlets and civic media/bloggers in Czech Republic. She provides legal and advocacy support on a Pro Bono basis and can be contacted via email eva.ondrejova@ondrejova.cz or telephone +420 777 086 287.

DLA Piper - Support Centres

DLA Piper is a private law firm that provides legal support to staff and freelance journalists, editors, media outlets; civic media/bloggers as well as NGOs that provide legal, financial or advocacy support for journalists/media outlets, and/or journalist associations in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and UK.

The person to be contacted is Özgür Kahale from Pro Bono Counsel (ozgur.kahale@dlapiper.com or +33 1 40 15 25 13). The fee is Pro Bono.