A coalition of media freedom organizations will conduct a mission to Bucharest on 17-18 June 2024 to assess key challenges amid Romania’s super election year. The mission will address political influence on media, legal threats to journalists’ work and their safety, culminating in a conversation with the press. In Romania, European and local elections in […]

The IPI global network today expressed concern over Ukraine’s decision to appoint a Ukrainian army officer as the new head of national news agency Ukrinform. Serhiy Cherevatiy’s professional competence notwithstanding, the decision raises serious questions about Ukrinform’s independence, especially in the context of reports by Ukrainian media on alleged attempts by the office of the […]

To:  Mr Denis Zvizdić, First Deputy of Chairman, House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of  Bosnia and Herzegovina  ([email protected]) Mr Mladen Bošković, Vice President of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ([email protected]) Mr Elmedin Konaković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina  ([email protected]) Mr Edin […]

On the 20th anniversary of the murder of Montenegrin journalist Duško Jovanović, the SafeJournalists Network and partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) call for stronger action from the authorities. Media freedom organizations jointly condemn the two decades of impunity in the case of the murder of journalist Duško Jovanović and urge the Montenegrin […]