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Albania: Constitutional Court Ruling on TikTok Ban Reinforces Freedom of Expression Protections
The SafeJournalists Network (SJN), the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcome the ruling by the Constitutional Court of Albania, which...
SafeJournalists Network Expresses Concern Over Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Treatment of Journalists at Press Conference
The SafeJournalists Network expresses concern regarding developments during the press conference held by Prime Minister Edi Rama on 13 March 2026 in Tirana. The event was interrupted following a...
SafeJournalists Network condemns online sexual harassment targeting Kosovo journalist Ardiana Thaçi-Mehmeti
The SafeJournalists Network strongly condemns the online harassment and gender-based digital violence targeting investigative journalist Ardiana Thaçi-Mehmeti in Kosovo. According to available information, Thaçi-Mehmeti’s personal data, including her phone...
Regime-affiliated politician fined for insulting KRIK editor
Regime-affiliated politician Dijana Hrkalovic was sentenced to pay a fine for offensive remarks made about the editor of the KRIK investigative portal Stevan Dojcinovic. KRIK said that Hrkalovic was...
BIRN: Serbian website channels Kremlin, AfD talking points
Flouting transparency requirements, a Serbian website is parroting Russian talking points and boosting Germany’s far-right AfD. In its content, secrecy, and the support it enjoys from Russian media, digital forensics...
Man receives suspended sentence for death threats against journalist
The Higher Court in Belgrade convicted Milorad Sesum for making death threats against Ana Lalic Hegedis, a journalist and the president of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (NDNV). The...
Tamara Filipovic: The independent media played a crucial role in documenting the protests and making student demands visible
Tamara Filipovic Stevanovic is the Secretary General of the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia – NUNS, the leading journalists’ rights movement and a member of the European Federation of...
SafeJournalists Network condemns the detention of photojournalist Gavrilo Andrić in Serbia
The SafeJournalists Network strongly condemns the detention of photojournalist Gavrilo Andrić in Loznica while he was carrying out his professional duties and attempting to document the arrival of activist and...
NUNS: February – Physical attacks, death threats, and pressure: 34 incidents against journalists
In February 2026, the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of 32 incidents involving journalists and media workers. The data include 8 actual attacks on journalists, 8...
Still they report: Women journalists fight on
The 8th of March, International Women’s Day, is when the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Gender Council will be celebrating the commitment and courage of women journalists who...
Switzerland: Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack
Yesterday, Swiss citizens voted by a clear majority to support independent, high-quality journalism and a strong public broadcasting system. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Swiss affiliates, syndicom...
Women’s Day: Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today in publishing alarming data highlighting how...
Le Figaro’s Serbian correspondent claims French paper ending cooperation over critical reporting on Belgrade authorities
Milica Cubrilo Filipovic, a long-time correspondent for Le Figaro in Serbia, expects the termination of her cooperation next week. She claims the reason is her critical reporting on Serbia, while...
Women’s Day: Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today in publishing alarming data highlighting how...
SafeJournalists Network on March 8: Safe Women Journalists and Gender-Responsible Reporting Are a Precondition for Free Media
On the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day, the SafeJournalists Network warns that women journalists in the Western Balkan countries continue to face ongoing threats, pressures and gender-based harassment,...
Lawsuit against the “Slavko Ćuruvija” Foundation: Trial of the murdered journalist and his family
People initially convicted and then acquitted for the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija are suing the foundation founded by the deceased journalist’s children for injury to reputation and honor. ...
Croatian Media Law Adopts EU Standards and AI Content Labelling Rules
Government says new law implementing European Media Freedom Act will safeguard press freedom – but opposition claims it fails to address political pressure on journalists. Croatia’s parliament on Friday...
North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom
A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for media freedom in the country which should...
Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prison
The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the recent criminal convictions handed down by a Greek court to four individuals from surveillance firm Intellexa whose Predator spyware was used to...
Turkey Urges Israel to Release Detained Turkish Reporters
Government, opposition and rights groups called on Israel to free two CNN Turkish journalists detained while doing a live broadcast from Tel Aviv. The Turkish government, opposition and rights...
Press freedom report: Increasingly hostile environment for journalism in Europe
Press freedom continued to be under sustained pressure in Europe in 2025, driven by legal threats, physical attacks and intimidation, attempts of media capture and transnational repression, according to the...
Citizens choose N1 as a source of information and a media outlet that meets their interests
According to the Report on the Needs of Media Service Users in Serbia, conducted in cooperation with the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), 10 percent of respondents named the...
Bosnian Telekom removed Pink TV from its offer
Željko Mitrović’s company Pink TV is having increasing problems in the region. She is accused of “promoting war crimes and spreading hate speech”. After several of Pink’s shows were banned...
Coalition for Media Freedom: Increasingly Frequent Hate Speech and Threats Against Local Journalists Through Various Communication Channels
The Coalition for Media Freedom points to the growing prevalence of hate speech and threats directed at local journalists through various communication channels because of the views expressed in their...