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SEEMO in the News

23-25 May - III South East and Central European Investigative Journalism Days and Public Broadcasting Workshop  -  Moldova 8 June - SECEPRO – PREXPO, Podgorica, Montenegro September - Presentation of the SEEMO CEI Investigative Journalism Award 2012 13-15 September - Public Broadcasting Workshop / Investigative Journalism Workshop, Ostrava, Czech  Republic 15-16 October - VI South East Europe Media Forum and Presentation of the SEEMO CEI Investigative Journalism Award, Budva / Becici, Montenegro 16 November - Presentation of the Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding 2012, Vienna 26-27 November - Public Broadcasting Workshop / Investigative Journalism Workshop,   Kiev November - SEEMO Board Meeting / Press Freedom Meeting / Coordinators Meeting November - SECEPRO Meeting Presentation of De Scripto in the region – partner University     ...more

SEEMO Media Experts Oppose Restricted Access to Bulgarian Business Registry Medien-Landschaft am Balkan kommt in Bewegung Fonetovih prvih 17 godina ...more

SEEMO pictures

Tsvetan Gentchev Tsvetanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Bulgaria and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, Sofia, April 2012 Ivica Dacic, Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior in a meeting with SEEMO mission, February 2012 Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi and SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, Pristina, November 2011 Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, Pristina, November 2011 Prime Minister of Montenegro Igor Luksic and SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic Director of Police of Montenegro Veselin Veljovic with SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, Podgorica, November 2011 Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian Prime Minister and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, Sofia 2008 Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, V SEEMF, Belgrade, Serbia, November 2011 Opening with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, V SEEMF, Belgrade, Serbia, November 2011 V South East Europe Media Forum with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, Belgrade, Serbia, November 2011 Presentation of the Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award 2011 to Drago Hedl, Croatia (Photo: Dr. Erhard Busek, Drago Hedl, Oliver Vujovic) SEEMO conference in Sofia 2008: Opening panel with Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev Gjorge Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, Skopje, October 2011 SEEMO Workshop: Investigative Journalism in Albania, Tirana, 2007 Presentation of the book Prime Time Crime by Kemal Kurspahic, publsihed by SEEMO, Belgrade, 2004 Nino Pavic, owner EPH group, Zagreb, SEEMO Conference, 2007 SEEMO Conference Roma Media in South, East and Central Europe, 2003 SEEMO Conference in cooperation with City of Vienna, Bohmann Verlage and City of Athens, Athens, 2003 SEEMO Workshop Investigative Journalism in Romania, Bucharest, 2007 SEEMO Conference in cooperation with City of Vienna, City of Belgrade, Serbian Government and Bohmann Verlage, Belgrade, 2005 Group of participants from Vojvodina in Salzburg, SEEMO Conference, 2003 SEEMO-ADA Conference, Vienna, 2006 II SEEMO Meeting of media representatives from Serbia and Kosovo, Skopje, 2003 SEEMO - Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen Conference Media and Tolerance, Opatija, 2003 Ivo Pukanic (killed in 2008 by a car bomb), SEEMO Conference, Zagreb, 2007 Presentation of the SEEMO Human Rights Award 2010 to the Bulgarian cartoonist Christo Komarnitski Regional Conference Opatija, 2003 SEEMO, City of Vienna, City of Trieste, Bohmann Verlag Conference Trieste, 2004 Round table: Two years of SEEMO and Press Freedom, in cooperation with Diplomatic Academy and Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Vienna, 2002 Meeting with the Serbian Minister for Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic, Belgrade, 2009 Meting with representatives of the Hungarian Journalist Association, Budapest, 2010 Boris Bergant, Pavol Múdry, Alison Bethel McKenzie, Oliver Vujovic, Ingrid Deltenre (EBU Director General), Anthony Mills SEEMO delegation with President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic SEEMF, December 2010, Budapest: Srgjan Kerim (WAZ Media Gruppe), Gerhard Pfanzelter (Secretary General Central European Initative, CEI); Oliver Vujovic (Secretary General, SEEMO) and László Kövér (Speaker of the Hungarian Parlliament) SEEMF, November 2009, Tirana: Bamir Topi (President of Albania) and Oliver Vujovic (Secretary General, SEEMO) SEEMF, November 2009, Tirana: Vuslat Dogan Sabanci, Dogan publishing group, Turkey SEEMO I Investigative Journalism Days, May 2010, Budva (Montenegro): Gerhard Schaumberger (Austrian Embassy), Zeljko Ivanovic (Vijesti daily), Ranko Krivokapic (President of the Parliament of Montengro), Oliver Vujovic (Secretary General, SEEMO) Aiden White, former IFJ Secretary General, SEEMO Conference, Sofia 2008 President of Serbia Boris Tadic, SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic and SEEMO Board Member Radomir Licina, Belgrade June 2011 Stipe Mesic, President of Croatia and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, Zagreb, 2007 Bodo Hombach, WAZ Media Gruppe and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, 2007 Andreas Rudas, RTL Group, SEEMO Confernce Sofia 2008 Presentation of the Busek-SEEMO Award 2008: Erhard Busek (former Vice-Chancellor of Austria), Brankica Stankovic (Investigative reporter, RTV B92, Serbia) and Oliver Vujovic (SEEMO Secretary General)

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Serbia Presidential Candidate Threatens Media Freedom Vienna, 16 May 2012   One week before the second round of presidential elections in Serbia, scheduled for May 20, 2012, one of the presidential candidates, Tomislav Nikolic, said that he needed to be president in order to tell journalists what to report on... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Attack Against Greek Journalist Vienna, 10 May 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the physical attack on Skai TV and Radio presenter Konstantinos Bogdanos. The reporter was attacked on 9 May 2012 in the Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia.  He was later taken to the hospital to be treated for head injuries and a fractured hand... read more to the top   SEEMO Calls on Moldova’s Authorities to Find Those Who Attacked Omega Reporter Vienna, 9 May 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls on Moldova’s authorities to bring to justice the individuals who severely beat cameraman Vladmir Vivici. On 5 May 2012, the camera operator working for the Omega news agency was beaten by four men who stepped out of a car. No valuables were taken from him. Vivici was brought to the hospital with multiple head and internal injuries... read more to the top   SEEMO Questions Respect for Freedom of Expression at Croatian Public Broadcaster (HRT) Vienna, 8 May 2012   Croatian public broadcaster, Croatian Radio Television (HRT) has recently experienced a series of internal incidents in which political representatives and public figures have reportedly exerted pressure on the public broadcaster... read more to the top   SEEMO Concerned by Media Pressure in Greece Group Calls on All Political Parties to Respect Democratic Principles Vienna, 7 May 2012   The Vienna-based South East Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned by the latest pressures and threats exerted on the media by the Greek Golden Dawn party. The party, commonly described as a radical, right-wing party, obtained 6.9 percent of the votes, or 21 out of 300 seats in the Greek parliament, during the May 6, 2012 elections... read more to the top   SEEMO Continues Struggle for Press Freedom Vienna, 2 May 2012   “The struggle for press freedom is a continuing endeavour,” Oliver Vujovic, secretary general of the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), declared today in recognition of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, which falls on May 3... read more to the top   SEEMO Issues Preview of Report on Bulgarian Media Vienna, 26 April 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) conducted a mission to Sofia, Bulgaria, from April 1 to 4, 2012 in order to assess the latest media developments in the light of changed media ownership and reports of pressure on media. The delegation met Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister and minister of interior, Tzvetan Tzvetanov, as well as over 25 editors-in-chief, leading journalists, media experts and NGO representatives... read more to the top   In Official Letter, SEEMO Asks Kosovo President to Reconsider Signing Penal Code Changes Vienna, 26 April 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organsation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), on Thursday sent an official letter to Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga asking her to return the recently approved Penal Code to the parliament and reconsider signing off on it... read more to the top   SEEMO Releases Report on Media Situation in Kosovo Vienna, 25 April  2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), on Wednesday released its report on the media situation in Kosovo. A SEEMO-led press freedom mission delegation visited Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, from November 23 to 25 2011... read more to the top   SEEMO Supports Kosovo Journalists in Struggle to Change New Criminal Code Vienna, 24 April 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is dismayed at recent changes in the Kosovo Penal Code, approved on April 20, 2012, in the Kosovo parliament... read more to the top   CEI Award 2012 - CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2012 Vienna 13 April 2012   The Central European Initiative (CEI) was founded in 1989 as the first forum promoting regional cooperation among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Oriented towards policy dialogue, the CEI also focuses on economic growth and human development. Special attention is paid to capacity building, experience sharing and know-how transfer in order to achieve cohesion in areas of mutual interest and assist its non-EU Member States in consolidating their economic and social development in view of further EU integration... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Destruction of Elita TV Headquarters in Moldova Vienna, 12 April 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the destruction of technical installations of the regional channel Elita TV, based in Rezina, 100 kilometers from Chisinau, Moldova’s capital... read more to the top   SEEMO Strongly Condemns Attacks on Journalists in Greece Vienna, 11 April 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns the latest attacks on journalists in Greece. On 5 April 2012, Mario Lolos, the president of the Greek Photojournalists’ Union, was covering an anti-government rally on Syntagma Square, downtown Athens, when a policeman allegedly hit him several times with a baton. Lolos suffered serious head injuries and underwent surgery for a cranial fracture at Hygeia hospital... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Latest Attack on Journalist in Montenegro Vienna, 10 April 2012   Physical and verbal attacks against journalists are continuing unabated in Montenegro. The latest victim was Marko Milacic, a correspondent for the Belgrade-based daily Press in Montenegro. Milacic entered a restaurant and was told by a local businessman that he should not mention him in the media. The businessman’s bodyguard allegedly pushed Milacic and injured his hand... read more to the top   SEEMO Concerned at Criminal Charges against Journalists in Albania Vienna, 31 March 2012   In January 2012, Albania’s prime minister, Sali Berisha, declared that his administration would decriminalise slander, and on February 17 and March 1, 2012, two sets of reforms, both to the civil and penal code, were voted on in the parliament. However, in February 2012, the Director for Public Relations at the Council of Ministers, Gjovalin Prenga, filed criminal charges over alleged slander in Tirana’s District Court, seeking a two-year prison sentence for Lindita Cela, a journalist for the daily newspaper Shekulli... read more http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albania-official-withdraws-charges-against-reporter to the top   Call for Nominations for 2012  Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe Vienna, 30 March 2012   The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls for nominations for the  2012 Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. Eligible to be nominated are journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers or journalism trainers in South East Europe, who have contributed to promoting better understanding in the region and have worked towards ending minority-related problems, ethnic divisions, racism, xenophobia, gender discrimination, homophobia, etc. The winner will be awarded 3,000 Euros... read more to the top   SEEMO Calls for Police Investigation over Threatening Phone Calls to Kosovo Daily Express Vienna, 29 March 2012   After publishing an article on fuel quality and distribution in Kosovo, on March 28, 2012, several journalists from the Pristina-based daily Express started receiving threatening phone calls. One caller threatened to bomb the paper’s offices, according to Express Editor-in-Chief Leonard Kerquki... read more to the top   SEEMO Delegation to Visit Bulgaria from 2-3 April 2012 Vienna, 29 March  2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), will visit Bulgaria from 2 to 3 April 2012. The purpose of the visit to is to acquire a better understanding of the media situation in the country. In recent years, SEEMO has received complaints regarding pressure on media outlets. In addition, as SEEMO has reported, there have been physical attacks on journalists and media property... read more to the top   Hungary Media Laws Remain Cause for Concern, Say Media Experts Vienna, 28 March 2012   Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, “who once fought for democratic principles against an oppressive communist regime, seems to have succumbed to the toxic polarization of Hungarian politics by adopting a winner –take-all approach to governing, “wrote Paula Schriefer, Vice President for Global Programs, Freedom House, in her recent analysis for the web portal www.hungarypressfreedom.org, specialised in monitoring media developments in Hungary... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Hate Speech in the Republic of Macedonia/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Vienna, 22 March 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns all forms of hate speech and expresses concerns over the recent reappearance of ethnic labelling in the Republic of Macedonia/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Pressure against Journalists in Kosovo Vienna, 21 March 2012         Kastriot Jahaj, anchor of the program "Justice in Kosovo"     The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the latest pressure against the reporters of the “Justice in Kosovo” TV program... read more to the top   Journalists in Turkey Self-Censor, to Avoid Problems with the Authorities, Say Media Experts Vienna, 20 March 2012   “Although many in the West present Turkey as a role-model for the ‘Arab Spring’ countries, Ankara’s freedom of the press record gets worse and worse each day,” writes Emre Kizilkaya, foreign news editor at the Turkish dailyHürriyet, in his recent analysis for a web portal specialised in monitoring media developments in Turkey,www.turkeypressfreedom.org,  run by the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with the Slovenia-based International Media Center (IMC)... read more to the top   Call for Submission of Entries for 2012 SEEMO Human Rights Photo Award Vienna, 19 March 2012   As part of the BETA Photograph of the Year competition, the Vienna-based South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls for the submission of entries for its 2012 SEEMO Human Rights Photo Award. All professional photojournalists working and taking photographs in South East and Central Europe are eligible to participate.  The closing date for submissions is 22 April 2012... read more to the top   SEEMO Urges Bulgarian Religious Representatives to Abstain from Pressuring Journalists Vienna, 14 March 2012   “I strongly condemn pressure on reporters in Bulgaria and urge the authorities of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to respect media freedom,” said Oliver Vujovic, Secretary General of the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI)... read more to the top   Nedim Şener Released from Prison -IPI World Press Freedom Hero Still Facing Terrorism Charges Vienna, 12 March 2012   Turkish investigative journalist and International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener was released from prison today pending trial, after spending more than a year behind bars on charges of aiding a terrorist group... read more to the top   SEEMO Observes Increasing Pressure on Local Journalists in Serbia Vienna, 12 March 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), observes increasing pressure on local media in Serbia. On March 9, 2012, the president of the city council in Zagubica, (170 kilometers southeast of Belgrade) reportedly decided that the local TV broadcaster As should not film a municipal gathering and allegedly expelled the crew by hitting the camera, as a video appears to show. Asked why the reporters were not allowed to film, he apparently replied: “Because I say so,” according to the same video... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Physical Attack on Montenegrin Journalist Olivera Lakic Vienna, 8 March 2012     Olivera Lakic, journalist Vijesti, Podgorica, Montengro Photo by: Boris Pejovic, Vijesti   Director of police of Montengro Božidar Vuksanović and editor-in-chief of Vijesti Mihailo Jovovic after the attack Photo by : Zoran Đurić, Vijesti       The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns the brutal physical attack on Olivera Lakic, an investigative reporter with the Podgorica-based daily Vijesti. When she opened the door of her apartment building, at 9:30 PM on Mar. 7, 2012, a man approached Lakic and hit her several times in the head. The journalist was hospitalised. Her life is not in danger. The perpetrator escaped... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Pressure from Local Authorities against Serbia Media Vienna, 7 March 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns alleged attempts by the authorities of the municipality of Becej, 110 kilometres north of Belgrade, to prevent Nened Jovovic, a journalist with the regional public broadcaster Radio Televizija Vojvodine (RTV), from attending a municipal meeting.  City councillors were discussing local security issues... read more to the top   Top Level Jobs in Media Still Occupied by Men,Gender Sensitive Reporting Missing from Media in South, East and Central Europe Vienna, 7 March 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), marked International Women's Day by calling on media organisations in South, East and Central Europe to increase the participation of women in top-level management positions, guarantee salary equality, improve reporting on gender-related issues, avoid stereotyping and respect ethical standards when reporting on women, in particular as victims of violence... read more to the top   Media Experts Identify Economic Problems, Political Pressure as Major Challenges Facing Media in Republic of Macedonia/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Vienna, 6 March 2012   Economic difficulties and political pressure are the main challenges faced by the media in the Republic of Macedonia/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, according to experts who have recently analysed the situation for a webpage specialised in monitoring media developments in the country, www.macedoniapressfreedom.org , run by the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute, and partners... read more to the top   SEEMO Welcomes Defamation Law Reforms in Albania Vienna, 5 March 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), welcomes amendments to the defamation law in Albania. Two sets of reforms, both to the civil and penal code, were voted in on Feb. 17 and Mar. 1, 2012... read more to the top   One Year On, Prominent Turkish Reporter and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Languishes in Prison Vienna, 5 March 2012   Journalists around the world today joined the International Press Institute (IPI) in condemning Turkey’s continued imprisonment of investigative journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener, one year after he was detained in connection with an alleged coup plot... read more to the top   SEEMO Releases Report on Media Situation in Montenegro Vienna, 28 February  2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), released on 28 February 2012 a report on the media situation in Montenegro. SEEMO conducted a press freedom mission to Podgorica, the country’s capital, from 8 to 10 November 2011... read more to the top   SEEMO To Inaugurate New Country-Specific Press Freedom Websites Vienna, 27 February  2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), will, in cooperation with different partners, expand a number of press freedom websites dedicated to monitoring media developments in specific countries. Currently, SEEMO runs websites on press freedom issues in Belarus, Hungary, Macedonia and Turkey... read more to the top   IPI's Turkish National Committee Welcomes Release of Journalist in Oda TV Case Vienna, 26 February 2012   The International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee today welcomed the release of one of the defendants in the Oda TV trial and called for the release of other journalists the group said had been jailed because of their work... read more to the top   SEEMO Concerned at Efforts to Curb Press Freedom in Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Vienna, 23 February 2012   The Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia appears to be sliding towards a tightly controlled media environment. The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), has observed a steady trend towards increasing pressure on journalists. Reporters are subject to pressure from different sources... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Attack against TV Crew in Serbia Vienna, 23 February 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the alleged assault against a Studio B TV crew. On 22 February 2212, reporters from Belgrade-based Studio B were filming in the downtown area of the Serbian capital when a person approached and threatened them, and subsequently hit the camera assistant. The police detained him... read more to the top   SEEMO Challenges Authorities to Solve Journalist Murder Cases in Serbia Vienna, 22 February 2012   According to the statistics by Serbia’s Ministry of Interior, attacks on journalists in the country have decreased in the past two years. In 2010, there were seven recorded attacks against journalists. In 2011, three cases of threats to journalists’ safety were recorded. The police had solved all of the above-mentioned cases, Serbia’s Minister of the Interior, Ivica Dacic, said during a recent meeting with a delegation of the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), headed by Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General. The meeting took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Belgrade, Serbia... read more to the top   Turkish Newspaper’s Europe Offices Attacked Zaman Blames Kurdish Militants for Violence in Paris, Cologne  Vienna, 17 February 2012   The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned attacks yesterday on the offices of Turkish-language newspaper Zaman in Paris and in the German city of Cologne allegedly carried out by supporters of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Zaman reported that a group of nearly 15 PKK supporters wearing masks entered its Paris office and threatened employees, broke windows, and damaged furniture, televisions and computers... read more to the top   SEEMO Hopes Court of Appeal Will Reconsider  Excessive Fines against Turkish-Language Media in Greece Vienna, 13 February 2012   On 24 February 2012, the Court of Appeal in Komotini,  north-eastern Greece, is expected to revise the sentence against the Turkish-minority publications Gundem and Millet which have been ordered to pay 150,000 Euros and 120,000 Euros respectively to a local teacher who sued them... read more to the top   Slovak Court Blocks Book on Graft Scandal Move Comes Amid Protests Over Reports in ‘Gorilla’ File  Vienna, 7 February 2012   A Slovak court last week reportedly blocked publication of a book implicating a private equity group in a high-level graft scandal. Local media said a Bratislava court on Thursday granted the Penta group’s request for a preliminary injunction against a book containing information from the so-called “Gorilla” file... read more to the top   SEEMO Reminds European Institutions that Hungary’s Public Broadcasters Violate European Principles Vienna, 2 February 2012   The 2010 overhaul of Hungary’s media laws set a dangerous precedent in Europe. Instead of guaranteeing press freedom in a European Union member country, they seem to guarantee press freedom for the governing party at the expense of the right of the public to free information... read more to the top   SEEMO Surprised at Croatia Electronic Media Council Warning to RTL Vienna, 26 January 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute, expresses surprise at the latest warning of Croatia’s seven-member Electronic Media Council, an electronic regulatory body. On 19 January, 2012 the Council ordered RTL TV Croatia (RTL Hrvatska) to translate its programmes from Serbian into Croatian. The decision, based on the electronic media law, states that RTL Hrvatska is legally obliged to “broadcast in Croatian or translate into Croatian”.  On the same day, RTL had to change its programming and suspend the only program that was not translated: a Serbian TV series. If the broadcaster does not abide by the decision, it could lose its licence... read more to the top   SEEMO Urges New Croatia Government to Create Legal and Institutional Environment for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) to Function as a Public Broadcaster Vienna, 19 January 2012   Transforming state television channels into public broadcasters has been a slow and difficult process in most post-communist countries, including those that are already in the European Union or are about to join. Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) has been struggling and failing to fulfil this task.  The December 2010 law regulating the public broadcaster did not meet expectations. The theoretically non-partisan Programme Council has not been functioning as such. Its members are perceived to represent political interests. Journalists feel ignored and sidelined. The open conflict between the Council members and journalists is aired on TV... read more to the top   SEEMO Calls on Romanian Authorities to Identify and Prosecute Aggressors of Journalists Vienna, 18 January 2012   source: Jurnalul national, Antena3, GSP     Numerous reporters were physically assaulted by protesters and policemen while covering peaceful anti-government protests that degenerated into violence in Bucharest between 15 and 16 January 2012. It appeared that the journalists were deliberate targets.   Catalin Lupasteanu, from the Mediafax news agency, said that he was beaten up by the police although he shouted:"Press! Press!" ... read more to the top   SEEMO Condemns Police Beating of Kosovo Photojournalist Vienna, 17 January 2012   The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns alleged police violence against Kosovo freelance photojournalist Vedat Xhymshiti. On Saturday 14 January, the reporter was covering clashes between demonstrators and Kosovo police near the Merdare border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo, when he was struck by policemen. He lost conscioussness but was not hospitalised. The attack was filmed... read more to the top   SEEMO: 2011 Overview of Press Freedom Violations in South, East and Central Europe Vienna, 5 January 2012   In 2011, the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), registered 684 press freedom violations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine... read more to the top

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