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OSCE: Threats to media freedom, strong economic support is needed

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 3, 2020 0

VIENNA, 2 July 2020 – The press is in danger in too many places in the OSCE region, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, as he...

BIRN BiH wins European Press Prize Special Award 2020

Posted by Anđela Koroman June 12, 2020 0

Sarajevo, 11.06.2020. – For “efforts and success in ensuring justice for war crimes victims”, BIRN BiH was awarded with the European Press...

Facebook starts labeling “state-controlled media” pages

Posted by Anđela Koroman June 5, 2020 0

Facebook has begun labeling media outlets that are “wholly or partially under the editorial control of their government,” following an announcement of the...

Mexican journalist Jorge Armenta killed in armed attack

Posted by Anđela Koroman May 19, 2020 0

A journalist has been killed in an armed attack in northern Mexico, local authorities say – the third reporter to be killed in the country this year....

Persons who attacked Klix.ba and Al Jazeera Balkans reporters sentenced to six months probation each

Posted by Anđela Koroman May 11, 2020 0

Sarajevo, 11.05.2020. – The Municipal Court in Sarajevo found Emila Hamzić and Suad Lelo guilty of attacking the photojournalist of Klix.ba portal and...

Council of Europe report: Numerous attacks on media freedom during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted by Anđela Koroman May 5, 2020 0

Attacks on press freedom in Europe are at serious risk of becoming a new normal, 14 international press freedom groups and journalists’ organisations,...

Reporters Without Borders: Editorial policies reflecting ethnic divisions and hate speech more and more obvious in BiH

Posted by Milica Andrijasevic April 21, 2020 0

Paris, 21.04.2020. – According to this year’s World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an organization based in...

The CRA is introducing measures to assist electronic media in BiH

Posted by Milica Andrijasevic April 17, 2020 0

Sarajevo, 17.04.2020. – The Council of the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) has made changes to the calculation of annual broadcasting license...

Mijatovic: Press freedom must not be undermined by measures to counter disinformation about COVID-19

Posted by Milica Andrijasevic April 7, 2020 0

“The global health problems caused by COVID-19 require effective measures to protect people’s health and lives. This includes combating disinformation that...