The 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), strongly condemns yesterday’s attack on Caslav Milisavljevic, Editor-in-Chief of Radio Kosovska Mitrovica, in the Kosovo municipality of Zvecan. According to information received by SEEMO, during the […]

The first six months of 2010 have proved less deadly for journalists than the first half of 2009, according to the International Press Institute’s (IPI) ‘Six-Month Death Watch Report’, issued on Monday. By 30 June 2010, 38 journalists had lost their lives because of their work, compared to 43 at the same point in 2009. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), strongly condemn the murder of Sokratis Giolias, director of the radio station Thema 98.9 FM and administrator of the most popular social and political Greek blog, “Troktiko.” According to information received by SEEMO, during the early morning of 19 July 2010, an […]

Four journalists who were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria last week have been released, according to media reports. The journalists, Wahab Oba, chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ); Adolphus Okonkwo, a zonal secretary for the union; Sylvester Okere, secretary for the Lagos state council; and Sola Oyeyipo, a […]