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Press freedom in Turkey's inter-election period - Reports

Pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has severely escalated in the period between the two parliamentary elections held on June 7 and November 1st 2015. The report has been produced following an Emergency Press Freedom Mission conducted by 8 organizations in October 2015. It assesses the rising pressures and threats on journalists as a serious obstacle to free and fair elections

CMPF E-learning for journalists: Defamation - Training

Mastering notions and legal standards related to defamation is essential for journalists in order to know and protect their rights, in particular their right to freedom of expression. This course offers a knowledge basis regarding relevant notions, national laws, international and European standards

Greece: Press Freedom and Defamation Laws in a Time of Crisis - Reports

A general overview of the legal provisions related to defamation and insult in Greece and how these affect the work of the media

Criminal Defamation Laws in Europe - Reports

Germany revealed as leading user of criminal defamation laws among 18 countries surveyed by the International Press Institute

Analysis of cases of defamation and insult in Macedonia - Reports

AJM followed 39 lawsuits of defamation and insult involving journalists in Macedonia in the period from October 2014 until June 2015. The report assesses the extent to which Macedonian courts apply the principles developed by the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

Assessment of media system in Macedonia - Reports

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) presents different causes of the drastic deterioration of press freedom in the country. Among the elements considered are the abuse of legal proceedings, the connection among media, public money and advertisement, as well as the need for amending the law on audiovisual media services and public broadcasting

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

Freedom House - Slovenia Country report 2015 - Reports

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

Freedom House – Croatia Country report 2015 - Reports

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

Freedom of Expression, Media Law and Defamation: a Training Manual for Europe - Manuals

This Training Manual redacted by Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the International Press Institute (IPI)  is targeted to journalists and lawyers to help them approaching in an informed manner the issue of defamation in their professional activity