Mogherini: Pressure on media increases, bloc ready to defend freedoms (N1)
On World Press Freedom Day, we celebrate the essential role of a free press not only as a conveyor of reliable and accurate news but as a pillar of democracy, Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative, said on Thursday. The UN General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness […]
Read More →Western Balkans a diplomatic dead end, French minister warns (N1, Beta, La Croix)
France must focus on the Western Balkans which have become “a diplomatic dead end”, French European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau said, the Belgrade-based Beta news agency reported. She told the French daily newspaper La Croix that the European Union has not engaged itself sufficiently in reinforcing the peace in the reigon. “Things can either go […]
Read More →“We agreed to pay 100 percent taxes, and then excuse was the address” (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
There are no daily Serbian newspapers in Kosovo today either, Tanjug news agency reports. Zvezdan Mihajlovic from “KIM Beokolp” company, responsible for distribution of the Serbian newspapers in Kosovo, told Tanjug news agency that Kosovo customs officials did not allow transport of the newspapers through Jarinje crossing point, due to allegedly irregular documentation. “We have […]
Read More →“Everywhere is similar, journalists are intimidated” (RTV KIM, Radio kontakt plus)
Publication “Invisible Violence – Stories from Redaction” prepared by Croatian Association of Journalists was presented in Pristina, RTV KIM reports. According to the research, 70% of interviewed journalists said they would change the job or media outlet, listing low salaries (42%) and censorship within the media outlet (15%) as the main reasons. The research on […]
Read More →Judge Says Kosovo to Get Tough on Threats to Media Freedom (Balkan Insight)
A judge in Kosovo says his new role in coordinating cases involving journalists shows the judiciary is serious about protecting media freedom. The man tasked by Kosovo’s judiciary with overseeing court cases involving attacks or threats against journalists says his appointment is evidence of a renewed commitment to protect media freedom in the country, where […]
Read More →Nicic: Institutions in Kosovo to treat murders and persecution of journalists separately (KIM Radio)
“It is the worst when journalists stop talking about their own victims, then it is the end of everything. Fortunately, in Kosovo is not the case. We will talk, ask and continue our pursuit until the institutions start treating cases of murders, assaults and persecution of journalists separately,” Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of […]
Read More →Campaign to improve working conditions of journalists (B92)
The EFJ has launched a video campaign to raise awareness about the poor working conditions of journalists and media workers in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said in a press release, that this state of affairs was documented by the European Commission’s Enlargement package 2018 published in April 2018. […]
Read More →“Through “pink glasses” Kosovo safe for journalists” (KIM radio)
International organizations’ reports treat Kosovo as a partially free society for the work of journalists, Editor-in-Chief of RTV KIM, Goran Avramovic said in a broadcast “Sporazum”. However, I agree with such assessment only if we are looking reality through “pink glasses,” which is often the case in international organizations’ reports, Avramovic added. Chairperson of the […]
Read More →OSCE media freedom representative visiting Serbia (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Wednesday with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir. According to the Serbian government, they discussed “the importance of implementing the principles and standards of freedom of the media and expression, as well as protection of journalists.” Brnabic pointed out that the Serbian government and she […]
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