August 13, 2025

The Serbian authorities continued developing a Chinese-made surveillance system despite warnings from the European Union and public opposition at home, Radio Free Europe said citing classified documents it said it...

An N1 news crew was the target of a physical attack last night in Vrbas, while the police deployed at the scene remained completely passive,” N1 said in a statement....

The Mapping Media Freedom portal included the August 10 death threat against an N1 TV crew on its list of incidents.   The portal which maps press and media freedom...

N1 called Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic to launch an investigation into the assault on an N1 crew at the protest in Vrbas.   An N1 assistant cameraman was...

Bulgaria’s political chaos has created a media vacuum in which Kremlin-led narratives metastasize – and the solution is not a new EU media law but better enforcement of existing rules....

The Izmir office of the Turkish daily newspaper Evrensel, located in Alsancak district, was shot at by an unidentified assailant, last night, at around 1.30am. The European Federation of Journalists...

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) calls on the authorities to recognize the importance of local media and to ensure they can operate freely, especially given the already difficult...

The SafeJournalists Network states that last night’s incidents in Vrbas, Bački Petrovac, Novi Pazar, and Belgrade demonstrated that the police are unable to ensure the unhindered work of journalists reporting...

A member of the N1 crew covering the protest in Vrbas was injured when stones were thrown at him by ruling party activists.   The protest was held in front...

Internal investigation into Kosovo’s public broadcaster links decision to axe two BIRN TV shows from schedule to previous management’s connections to businessman Blerim Devolli.   Fadil Hoxha, adviser to the...