Attacked while covering demonstrations, harassed online for reporting on COVID-19 and measures to fight it, or sued by private companies trying to avoid publication of damaging information. These are just some examples of the threats received by journalists and media workers in Europe in 2021. Today the International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is expressing serious concern about the wave of abusive legal actions against Croatian online news outlet Index.hr. Its publisher Index Promocija d.o.o. is currently facing 56 defamation lawsuits and nine further defamation suits target its journalists. Three of the […]

On October 28, the Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND) issued a stark warning about a new wave of lawsuits against journalists and media in the country. It reported that a dozen lawsuits had been filed by high-ranking politicians and public personalities, such as former Member of Parliament Branimir Glavaš, Rector of the University of Zagreb, Damir […]

Read in English Mitte März, als die Zahl der Coronavirus-Fälle in ganz Europa anzusteigen begann, reagierte Kroatien rasch mit restriktiven Maßnahmen: Am 13. März wurde der nationale Notstand ausgerufen und am 19. März wurden alle nicht lebensnotwendigen Geschäfte geschlossen. Journalisten gehörten zu den unverzichtbaren Arbeitern, die weiterhin jeden Tag zur Arbeit gingen und sich und […]