Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) - Stakeholders

Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) is a think tank launched in 2000 and based in Trento (Italy). It focuses on South-East Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus. Over time, OBCT expanded its scope and now reports on the socio-political and cultural developments of six EU member states, of seven countries taking part in the EU Enlargement process, and much of post-communist Europe, which is included in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). 

In 2014, OBCT led the project Safety Net for European Journalists and since 2015 it is part of the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF ).

Croatia: IREX Media Sustainability Index 2015 - Reports

IREX Media Sustainability Index (MSI) considers developments over time, with a specific focus on economic sustainability, quality of journalism and management practices 

Montenegro: IREX Media Sustainability Index 2015 - Reports

IREX Media Sustainability Index (MSI) considers developments over time in the media landscape of Montenegro, with a specific focus on economic sustainability; quality of journalism and management practices 

Anti-Western propaganda. Media monitoring report 2014-2015 - Reports

This report by Media Development Foundation Georgia focuses on anti-Western rhetoric in the country and the role of media sustaining this phenomenon

Characterizing Information Diets of Social Media Users - Academic Sources

The authors of this paper examined the topical composition “information diet” of Twitter users

Encryption and Anonymity Annual Report - Reports

In this report, David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, addresses the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications

Watchdogs Under Watch: Media in the Age of Cyber Surveillance - Reports

In this report CIMA examines the relation between cyber surveillance and the limits to privacy and freedom of expression, highlighting the delay of legal regulations in this field

Freedom House – Armenia Country report 2015 - Reports

Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Armenia provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments

Press freedom in the EU: Legal framework and challenges - Legal Resources

The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) provides with this short briefing, an effective contextualization of the legal framework and the challenges for Press freedom in the EU

Freedom House – Turkey Country report 2015 - Reports

Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Turkey provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments