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“Reporters Shield” Launches on World Press Freedom Day

New program helps defend media outlets against vexatious lawsuits.   To confront the growing threat of vexatious lawsuits intended …

WPFD: EFJ calls for a systemic approach on journalists’ safety

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) organised, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, a 1.5 day …

Serbia: Independent journalism faces biggest crisis in years

Positive steps forward in prosecuting attacks undermined by increasingly hostile climate created by political leaders   Following a visit …

Media freedom in Serbia: A deepening crisis

Independent journalism in Serbia faces one of its deepest crises in years.   Media workers regularly face orchestrated smear …

Weaponizing GDPR: How EU data protection threatens press freedom in Greece

The instrumental use of EU data protection threatens press freedom in Greece. The case of journalist Stavroula Poulimeni and …

Serbia: Impunity continues for assassination attempt on journalist Dejan Anastasijević

This article, republished by IPI, was written by Serbian journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Veran Matić, chair …

Slavko Ćuruvija: impunity of the deep state in the case of murdered journalists in Serbia

24 years after the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, the perpetrators are still unpunished in Serbia. Although there is …

Last year, almost 1,200 manipulations and disinformation were on the front pages of five newspapers

Last year, Informer had the most manipulative news – disinformation, biased or claims for which there was no evidence …

Partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform call on Russia to free Evan Gershkovich immediately

We partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform, a Europe-wide system of public alerts to …

Tabloid owner’s fine paid

The sum that pro-regime tabloid owner Dragan J. Vucicevic was ordered by the court to pay as damages for …