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A Serbian fake news tracker said on Tuesday that most of the misinformation about the student protests came from three pro-regime tabloids. The FakeNews Tragac portal said that the...
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are being used as a tool to silence journalists, activists, and civil society groups through costly and time-consuming legal battles. The No-SLAPP Alliance, a...
On 30 March, Turkish authorities officially confirmed the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin upon his arrival in Türkiye. His detention came shortly after British journalist Mark Lowen from the...
The Voice of America can’t be silenced just yet. A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service, calling...
Last week, we issued an appeal expressing deep concern over the violent repression of student-led protests in Serbia. The appeal has already been signed by over 50 organizations worldwide, including...
The partners organisation of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Serbia between 7-9 April to meet with journalists, media stakeholders and law enforcement authorities amidst...
IPI and MFRR condemn confirmed spyware attacks against two journalists from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network The International Press Institute (IPI) joins partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response...
Belgrade University students called the public to join them in a 6-hour gathering at the offices of a regime tabloid over the weekend. The School of Political Sciences (FPN)...
As Turks protest against the detention of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, the government is going for a news blackout – blocking social media accounts and arresting journalists. As people...
In the preliminary investigation proceedings, the First Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade concluded that the editor of the pro-regime tabloid Srpski Telegraf, Milan Ladjevic, hit and shoved Radar magazine journalist...
Two journalists from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), an award-winning Serbian network of investigative journalists, were targeted with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware last month, a new Amnesty International investigation reveals....
Mujo Kujovic from Prijepolje assaulted BIRN journalist Sasa Dragojlo while he was reporting from a Belgrade protest; Kujovic, who trained as a boxer, has helped in the ruling party’s efforts...