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- Apr- 2022 -1 April
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…
- Mar- 2022 -30 March
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…
- 30 March
Bravo TV, which mainly broadcasts cartoons, sanctioned by the BC for lack of own product and product in Romanian
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned the television station Bravo TV with several fines, totaling 56,000 MDL, for four violations, including for the lack of domestic products and products in Romanian.…
- 29 March
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,…
- 28 March
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…
- 28 March
SSU urged foreign media not to publish information about missile attacks, so as not to be accused of espionage
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia announced that it will make a legal analysis of the fact of publication and content of the interview given by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
- 28 March
An interview given to Russian media by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been banned by Roskomnadzor and is being “legally assessed” by the prosecutor’s office
Procuratura Generală din Rusia a anunțat că va face o analiză juridică a faptului publicării și a conținutului interviului acordat de președintele Ucrainei, Volodimir Zelenski, mai multor instituții media rusești,…
- 25 March
An IPI report on the state of the press ahead of the election in Hungary shows how the Fidesz government managed to “capture” the country’s media system
Ahead of the 2022 general election, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government continued to “systematically erode media pluralism”, “manipulate the market to further entrench a dominant pro-government narrative”, and silence…
- 24 March
HIT FM and Radio Alla, sanctioned with five public warnings each for unilateral information about the crisis in the region
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned with five public warnings the radio stations HIT FM and Radio Alla for violations found in information and analysis materials about the armed conflict in…
- 24 March
Journalist Oxana Baulina of The Insider died in Kiev bombing
Journalist Oxana Baulina from the Russian opposition publication The Insider died in bombing in Kiev while carrying out an editorial mission, Insider.com wrote on March 23. The newspaper said the…
