In the case of Standard Verlagsgesellschaft mbH v. Austria (no. 3) (application no. 39378/15, 07.12.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of...
Media organisations in the Balkans should have proper regulations on sexual harassment and gender-based abuses, and media workers should speak out and support female colleagues if they are targeted, journalists...
In the case of Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia, a.s. v. Slovakia (no. 4) (application no. 26826/16, 23.09.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a...
In a statement issued ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić calls on governments to avoid unduly restricting media freedom...
On 28 March, Serbian government adopted a five-point decision regulating the centralization of public information on the coronavirus pandemic during the current state of emergency. The Decision mentions that all...
In the case of Zarubin and Others v. Lithuania (applications nos. 69111/17, 69112/17, 69113/17 and 69114/17) the European Court of Human Rights has today by a majority declared the applications...
Council of Europe Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists created alert on 21 November 2019 on House Arrest of Serbian Whistleblower Aleksandar Obradović, with category...
A report, published on the eve of World Press Freedom Day by the Council of Europe´s Information Society Department, maps out the major threats to freedom of expression in Europe...
The latest Human Rights Reports prepared by the US State Department said that the political influence and direct or indirect control over the media, as well as smear campaigns, threats and violence...
The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case...