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A Newsroom Consisting of Women Only Is Launched in Somalia

A newsroom consisting exclusively of women and supported by the United Nations (UN) has been launched in Somalia, according to Paginademedia.ro. The pilot project funded by the United Nations and…

Starlink Satellite Internet May Become Available in Moldova. The First 30 Antennas Have Been Donated

Starlink, the American billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite Internet system, will become available in the Republic of Moldova, according to Tv8.md. The source mentions that the first antennas for receiving the…

Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Suggest Restricting Russian Music on Radio and TV

Ukrainian deputies have suggested banning Russian music on radio and television, according to an initiative registered by the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), Strana.today writes. The source mentions that the restrictions…

RSF: In the Lead-up to the Elections in the Philippines, Assaults on Media Have Intensified. Again, Maria Ressa Is the Target

In the lead-up to the general elections in the Philippines scheduled for May 9, the state intensifies its attacks on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, journalist Maria Ressa and Rappler,…

Many International Media NGOs Demand Providing an Increased Support for the Ukrainian Media

A number of international media organizations, including the Global Forum for Media Development, have called for providing an increased support for independent media institutions and journalists from Ukraine in a…

Zelensky conferred to the deceased photojournalist Maxim Levin the order “For Bravery”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on April 3 to posthumously confer to the Ukrainian photojournalist Maxim Levin the order “For Bravery”, reports Strana.news. “For personal courage and selflessness…

Bulgaria: Lack of full transparency of media owners, noted in a new report on press freedom

Media capture by representatives of the political and business community and the corrupt relationship between media owners and politicians is analyzed in a new report on media freedom and independence…

Report // Arrests, avoiding publication of information on human rights violations, and other systemic challenges faced by Greek media

Challenges to media independence and the safety of journalists have become systemic in Greece, according to the study “Controlling the message: Challenges for independent reporting in Greece”, shared by the…

Over 60 Media NGOs and Media Outlets of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Signed an Open Call on the Armed Aggression against Ukraine

More than 60 civil society, media organisations and associations, and media outlets of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia signed an open statement to the international community and intergovernmental organisations,…

Roskomnadzor presses Novaya Gazeta to suspend its work, and DW was included in the list of “foreign agents”

The Russian Novaya Gazeta announced that it was suspending the appearance of the newspaper on networks, online, and on paper “until the completion of the special operation on the territory…