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The 2025 report from the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) and the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation finds that the number of abusive lawsuits continues to rise across Europe, even...

Retired police inspector turned Radar columnist Predrag Simonovic said he has been getting threats over his writing about personnel changes in the Serbian police.   Simonovic said the threats came...

New changes to the Albanian criminal code that only partially abolish defamation as an offence have been criticised by media freedom organisations, citing concerns over freedom of speech.   New...

Google agrees to pay $68 million to settle class-action lawsuit alleging Google Assistant spied on smartphone users and recorded conversations   Have you ever thought that someone is eavesdropping on...

UN Special rapporteurs Irene Kahn and Gina Romero warned in a report that they received serious allegations of violations of freedom of expression in Serbia.   The report said that...

Last week, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organisations, submitted contributions to the EU’s annual Rule of Law report for 2026, identifying...

Türkiye’s press freedom is facing worsening crackdowns as 2026 is setting in motion. Journalists and media workers are subjected to arbitrary arrests, forced detentions, criminal prosecutions, prolonged pre-trial detentions, judicial...

After a three-year delay, legal proceedings brought by N1 journalist Zaklina Tatalovic against Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) MP Nebojsa Bakarec have finally reached the hearing stage.   The case centers...

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in welcoming the European Commission’s EU Democracy Shield initiative and the European Parliament’s Special Committee’s Rapporteur’s draft...

Serbian media outlets, journalist organizations and NGOs sent an open letter to the Meta company following the suspension of their Instagram accounts.   The letter asked for an explantion for...

A reporter for the Informer regime TV tried to ambush European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia Tonino Picula who was looking at an exhibition of photographs in the lobby of the...

N1 Program Director Igor Bozic said after a meeting with a European Parliament delegation that the MEPs wanted to hear firsthand about events on the Serbian media scene.   He...