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Romanian national defence strategy describes media as ‘security threat’

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is very concerned about the Romanian National Defence Strategy which has been adopted by the Romanian Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) and passed on to […]

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SEEMO/IPI Press Release: Romanian Prime Minister boycotts media, as Bulgarian journalist sues bulgarian Council of Ministers

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed at the political pressure being exercised on media in both Romania and Bulgaria. According to information received by SEEMO, on 13 April […]

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IPI / SEEMO criticizes temporary detention of Romanian journalist

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), criticizes the recent police detention of Razvan Martin, program coordinator for the Press Monitoring Agency in Romania. According to information before SEEMO, on 2 April […]

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IPI welcomes EC judgement against criminal libel

The International Press Institute today welcomed the fact that the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Romania had violated Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights when it found a journalist guilty of criminal libel and sentenced him to 3 months’ imprisonment (suspended). The case concerned a Romanian […]

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