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EC Report: Political pressure on Serbian judiciary still high, concern over safety of journalists

Political pressure on the judiciary and the prosecution service in Serbia remains high, says the European Commission (EC) 2024 …

Kosovo’s Ruling Party, Broadcaster, Accused of ‘Smearing’ Two Media

Public broadcaster says it will investigate the publication of an article from a Bosnian media outlet, which Kosovo’s Journalists’ …

2024 Rule of Law Report highlights the need to sanction those who violate press freedom in Europe

On 24 July 2024, the European Commission published its annual Rule of Law Report, which includes the assessment of …

Freelance journalists are most vulnerable with press under pressure in Europe

EFJ Freelance Expert Group (FREG) co-chairs, Renske Heddema (Dutch union of journalists – NVJ) and Oddrun Mitbø (Norwegian union …

Our letter to the European Parliament on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the European creative community

On 23 July 2024, a coalition of 13 international and European organisations representing journalists, creators, authors, artists, performers and …

Russia jails US-Russian journalist Kurmasheva for over 6 years

On 19 July, a Russian court has sentenced US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to six and a half years in …

Croatia: Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko assaulted twice in a week

The undersigned organisations express deep concerns about the physical attacks targeting Melita Vrsaljko, a journalist working for the Croatian …

Digital security in Serbia: another challenge to media freedom

Media outlets in the country are increasingly exposed to cyber attacks, online threats and manipulations. We talked about digital …

Media organizations sent a letter to the re-elected President of the European Commission

After the re-appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission, the media and journalistic organizations …

EFJ condemns threats against N1: Perpetrators must be brought to justice

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said N1 employees are receiving new threats and that over 13 attacks against …