Croatia, media under attack - Article

Media campaigns and even kidnapping threats to marginalise and silence an inconvenient media outlet: this is what is happening in Croatia to the maritime affairs website "morski.hr", an episode that reopens concerns about freedom of the press in the country

By Giovanni Vale

Originally published by OBCT. Also available in ITA

Hungary: Smear campaign against media intensifies threats to press freedom - Article

Pro-government outlets accuse European media network of information warfare in the service of foreign interests

Poland: International advocacy mission to assess media freedom reforms - Article

On 16 and 17 September, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an international mission to assess the on-going reforms in the media and press freedom in Poland

Romanian Court reopens investigation into smear campaign against journalist Emilia Șercan - Article

Court's decision acknowledges earlier failures to provide justice to Șercan

Mapping Media Freedom Monitoring Report: January - June 2024 - Reports

The report analyzes and compares the nature and type of media freedom-related incidents witnessed in the EU member states and candidate countries in the first half of 2024  

Silencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s democratic drift - HTML5 video

On July 29, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) hosted a webinar to mark the publication of the final report following the MFRR mission to Rome.

The Media Viability Manifesto - Reports

The Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) is a tool intended to fostering collaboration and strategic action among different stakeholders to support freedom of expression and access to information worldwide

Media Landscape in Montenegro - Article

A survey of the challenges faced by media professionals in Montenegro through the lenses of three themes: media capture, legal threats, and the safety of journalists

By Sava Mirković

Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups condemn court decision upholding prison sentence for journalist Bülent Mumay - Article

The undersigned freedom of the press and expression organizations denounce the decision by Turkish appeals court to uphold the 20-month prison sentence against renowned journalist Bülent Mumay

International organisations call on the EU to act against Israel’s killings of Palestinian journalists - Article

OBCT joins 59 other organizations in condemning Israeli authorities’ killings of Palestinian journalists, and calling for the suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement and further EU targeted sanctions