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by Renata Rat
It was Easter Sunday April 11th, 1999. The NATO bombs started falling on Serbia a month ago. Slavko Ćuruvija and his partner return home from Easter lunch. In front of their home two masked men approach Ćuruvija and shoot him dead.
Slavko Curuvija. Photo: Wikipedia commons
Fifteen years later, in 2014, the Serbian prosecutor’s office indentified four suspects. All of them had ties to the security services of the former Republic of Yugoslavia under President Slobodan Milošević. Two were arrested, a third was already in prison for another crime and the fourth was on the run.
Slavko Ćuruvija was a harsh critic…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Jane Whyatt
Wins for opposition parties in the Ankara and Istanbul local elections are a cause for optimism, according to journalist Pelin Ünker. She faces a jail sentence of thirteen months for alleged ’defamation’ after reporting on the Paradise Papers.
Turkish Journalist Pelin Ünker.
Source: Twitter
Nevertheless, a Turkish court dismissed a second case against her on 28. March because the court proceedings ran out of time. The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom supported her court case from the Legal Assistance Fund. Add link here
Nora Wehofsits, Advocacy Officer of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) Commented: “We…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Jane Whyatt
Q. What was your reaction to your latest court case?
The judge dismissed my second case against me due to administrative reasons.
I am surprised because it was the same judge and same accusation of defamation but I got lucky. In Turkey, the law requires that prosecutors submit an indictment within four months and the court dismissed it because of that; prosecutors ran out of time. In the first defamation case, I they sentenced me to one year one month and sixteen days in jail.
Turkish Journalist Pelin Ünker
Source: Twitter
Q: When will you have to serve your sentence?
I do not…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Deadline: 19 April 2019 23:59 CET ESMH SUMMER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG JOURNALISTS – “Artificial Intelligence and journalism” The European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) summer school “AI and journalism” will take place on 4-7 June in Strasbourg. The event will provide an overview of AI and journalism, exploring some selected issues like algorithms and ethics. The […]
The post Call for young journalists for summer school on artificial intelligence and journalism appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Last week, the European Parliament voted in favour of the new controversial Copyright Directive which lawmakers say aims to “protects creativity in the digital age” and “strengthen our creative industries,” but has seen strong opposition from tech companies and internet freedom campaigners. Kris Erickson, Associate Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, argues here that the shift in responsibility […]
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Media Policy Project
After lawyer and civil rights activist Zuzana Čaputová was elected as Slovakia's first female president on 30 March 2019, several freedom of expression organisations joined the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) to send her a letter, drawing attention to the press and media freedom situation in the country.
To: Ms Zuzana Čaputová
2 April 2019
Dear President-elect Čaputová,
Congratulations for winning the presidential election in Slovakia on 30 March 2019. Your victory marks a strong demand of the Slovak people for change, for true democracy under the rule of law – one year after Ján Kuciak and his partner were…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
After lawyer and civil rights activist Zuzana Čaputová was elected as Slovakia's first female president on 30 March 2019, several freedom of expression organisations joined the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) to send her a letter, drawing attention to the press and media freedom situation in the country.
To: Ms Zuzana Čaputová
2 April 2019
Dear President-elect Čaputová,
Congratulations for winning the presidential election in Slovakia on 30 March 2019. Your victory marks a strong demand of the Slovak people for change, for true democracy under the rule of law – one year after Ján Kuciak and his partner were…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Jane Whyatt
A court in Milan has ruled that two undercover reporters supported by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom did not break the law when they infiltrated the Church of Scientology in Italy for the purpose of making a television documentary.
Giuseppe Borello and Andrea Sceresini
The presiding judge dismissed the civil suit brought by the Church of Scientology against the reporters and ordered that the church pay legal and court fees to them.
Giuseppe Borello and Andrea Sceresini are independent journalists working in Italy. In 2017, they produced an investigative TV report on the activities of Scientology in Italy,…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Jane Whyatt
MEPs look set to agree on the new Digital Single Market Copyright Directive, which will give creative people such as musicians, media workers, journalists, and movie-makers more rights over the digital use and dissemination of their content. The directive is highly controversial. The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom welcomes the new legislation – with certain reservations.
The EU Commission first proposed changes to digital copyright law, amid the rapidly evolving new media landscape. Such reforms, subject to EU parliamentary approval, have caused controversy among the public, media and other organisations. (Image: public domain)
At the end of…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Jane Whyatt
MEPs have adopted the new Copyright Directive that will give more rights to creative people such as musicians, media workers, journalists, and movie-makers. The directive is highly controversial. The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom welcomes the new legislation – with certain reservations.
The EU Commission first proposed changes to digital copyright law, amid the rapidly evolving new media landscape. Such reforms, subject to EU parliamentary approval, have caused controversy among the public, media and other organisations. (Image: public domain)
On 26.March 2019, the European Parliament decided to adopt the long-discussed Copyright Directive. In the run-up to this decision, thousands…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)