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21 YEARS OF SEEMO - A CULTURE OF DIALOGUE FOR PRESS FREEDOM

Mission to Turkey 2020

From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).

From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).

Turkey’s press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media, the lack of independence of regulatory institutions, and a new social media law designed to clamp down on the remaining spaces for free comment, a coalition of 11 international press freedom, journalism and human rights groups warned following a four-day mission to the country last week. They also flagged the continued jailing and prosecution of journalists as well as ongoing concerns over the safety of journalists and judicial independence.

Mission to Albania 2019

From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).

From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).

From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO).

CEI SEEMO AWARD 2020

The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have announced the winners of the “CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2019”: Ermin Zatega (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Mubarek Asani (North Macedonia) in the section “Professional Journalists” and Arlis Alikaj (Albania) in the section “Young Professional Journalists”. A Special Mention was assigned to Jagoda Bastalic from Croatia, The jury also decided to bestow a special mention to Dina Djordjevic.

The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have announced the winners of the “CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2019”: Ermin Zatega (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Mubarek Asani (North Macedonia) in the section “Professional Journalists” and Arlis Alikaj (Albania) in the section “Young Professional Journalists”. A Special Mention was assigned to Jagoda Bastalic from Croatia, The jury also decided to bestow a special mention to Dina Djordjevic.

Cecilia Anesi from Italy and Natalija Jovanovic from Serbia are the winners of this year’s CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism, promoted by the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). Esmeralda Keta from Albania will receive a special mention.

BUSEK AWARD 2019

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) has announced that Boro Kontić, Director and founder of Media Center, Sarajevo, is the winner of the 2019 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe.

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) has announced that Boro Kontić, Director and founder of Media Center, Sarajevo, is the winner of the 2019 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe.

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) has announced that Boro Kontić, Director and founder of Media Center, Sarajevo, is the winner of the 2019 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe.

MISSION TO CROATIA 2018

Press freedom mission to Croatia on 15 and 16 January 2018

Press freedom mission to Croatia on 15 and 16 January 2018

Press freedom mission to Croatia on 15 and 16 January 2018

MISSION TO SERBIA 2018

Press freedom mission to Serbia on 18 and 19 January 2018

Press freedom mission to Serbia on 18 and 19 January 2018

Press freedom mission to Serbia on 18 and 19 January 2018

SEEMO PANEL IN PERUGIA

SEEMO panel in Perugia: In the first two months of 2017 the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) published more than 35 reactions and protest letters connected to press freedom violations in the SEEMO region.

SEEMO panel in Perugia: In the first two months of 2017 the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) published more than 35 reactions and protest letters connected to press freedom violations in the SEEMO region.

SEEMO panel in Perugia: In the first two months of 2017 the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) published more than 35 reactions and protest letters connected to press freedom violations in the SEEMO region.

BAD NEWS: MORE THAN 85 JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS ARE IN JAIL IN TURKEY IN APRIL 2020

According to different sources, there are at least 85 journalists and media workers in Turkey’s prisons, and Turkey is the second biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

According to different sources, there are at least 85 journalists and media workers in Turkey’s prisons, and Turkey is the second biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

According to different sources, there are at least 85 journalists and media workers in Turkey’s prisons, and Turkey is the second biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

SEEMO: JOURNALISM DURING CORONA- CRISIS

Governments are taking in all countries necessary steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Journalists play in this corona-time a crucial role in keeping the public informed. Free flow of news will be in the next weeks more essential than ever. We cannot accept that some governments are holding back information connected to COVID-19 or that some politicians or state authorities force media to delete and adjust stories about COVID-19. The only option in every crisis is professional reporting.

Governments are taking in all countries necessary steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Journalists play in this corona-time a crucial role in keeping the public informed. Free flow of news will be in the next weeks more essential than ever. We cannot accept that some governments are holding back information connected to COVID-19 or that some politicians or state authorities force media to delete and adjust stories about COVID-19. The only option in every crisis is professional reporting.

Governments are taking in all countries necessary steps to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Journalists play in this corona-time a crucial role in keeping the public informed. Free flow of news will be in the next weeks more essential than ever. We cannot accept that some governments are holding back information connected to COVID-19 or that some politicians or state authorities force media to delete and adjust stories about COVID-19. The only option in every crisis is professional reporting. It is important more than ever before to take care about the source - disinformation and conspiracies are spreading unchecked via mobile phones and in social media. The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is calling on governments and leaders to respect the right of journalists to do their jobs unhindered, and also all journalists to respect professional standards in reporting.
Please inform SEEMO (Email: info@seemo.org) about any violation of press freedom also in this hard time.
All the best in these difficult moments.
South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO)

XV SOUTH EAST EUROPE MEDIA FORUM

#SEEMF2020: XIV South East Europe Media Forum – in autumn 2020. Be part of the leading media event in this part of Europe with more than 400 participants from more than 30 countries. Registration: info@seemf.org and info@seemo.org SEEMF by SEEMO, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Media Program SEE and the Central European Initiative and with support of European Broadcasting Union, SECEPRO, II-IMC and IA. With video /online coverage.

#SEEMF2020: XIV South East Europe Media Forum – in autumn 2020. Be part of the leading media event in this part of Europe with more than 400 participants from more than 30 countries. Registration: info@seemf.org and info@seemo.org SEEMF by SEEMO, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Media Program SEE and the Central European Initiative and with support of European Broadcasting Union, SECEPRO, II-IMC and IA. With video /online coverage.

#SEEMF2021: XV South East Europe Media Forum in 2021. Be part of the leading media event in this part of Europe with more than 400 participants from more than 30 countries. Registration: info@seemf.org and info@seemo.org. SEEMF by SEEMO, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Media Program SEE and the Central European Initiative and with support of European Broadcasting Union, SECEPRO, II-IMC and IA. With video /online coverage.

Slovenia – pressure on STA news agency and public broadcaster RTV Slovenija

Slovenia – pressure on STA news agency and public broadcaster RTV Slovenija

11 December 2020 – The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is surprised by the decision of the Slovenian Government Communication Office (Urad vlade za komuniciranje – UKOM) to end the cooperation with the Slovenian Press Agency (Slovenska tiskovna agencija – STA) for the year 2020 and not to be able to implement

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Roberto Antonione, Secretary General, Central European Initiative (2020) October 18, 2020
Karin Kneissl, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration of Austria (2018) September 12, 2018
Sebastian Kurz , Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration of Austria (2016) September 10, 2016
Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2014) September 13, 2014
Michael Spindelegger , Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Austria (2012) September 11, 2012
Erhard Busek, President of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, Vienna (2010) September 15, 2010

Mission Montenegro 2020 – Report

As Montenegro’s new coalition government under the leadership of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapićwas formally approved by the Montenegrin Parliament on 4 December, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) and key partners, urge it to put press and media freedom high on its agenda.

SEEMO: Joint Statements

In this section you can find SEEMO co-signed joint statements. Together we can change the world. Cooperation between organisations is important and is particularly relevant to addressing important press freedom violations.

SUBMIT A REPORT / INFORMATION ABOUT A PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATION

SEEMO Missions, Visits, Events and Meetings

seemo-gallery-2018-01 — Meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, January 2018

round-table-ukraine — Round table: Ukraine – Dialog statt Monolog, Vienna, 2017. Photo by Johanna Bickel

meeting-in-pristina-december-2016-01 — Meeting in Pristina 16 December 2016: Enver Hoxhaj Kosovo Minister for Foreign Affairs and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO

romania — SEEMO Conference Bucharest, Prime Minster of Romania Victor Ponta and SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic (Bucharest, Romania, 2014)

istanbul-december-2016-seemo-supports — Istanbul 10 December 2016, SEEMO supports: Support for journalists in Turkey-since the coup attempt 120 journalists have been jailed

freedom-of-expression-vienna-december-2016-01 — Panel discussion Freedom of Expression in the Danube and the Black. Sea Area: Case Serbia, by Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) and South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) - Vienna, December 2016

International Journalism Festival (Perugia #ijf16) - panel by SEEMO and CEI: Who's fighting against corruption in SE Europe: the media or the police? With Barbara Fabro, Saša Leković,Cristian Niculescu, Aleksandra Bogdani, Milorad Ivanovic and Oliver Vujovic

SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic in a panel, ECPMF, Leipzig, October 2016

SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic with Slovenian Justice Minister Goran Klemenčič (first from right) in November 2014

SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, during a meeting with the members of the Slovenian Parliament, Ljubljana, November 2014

International CPJ-IPI-SEEMO delegation meeting with the President of CHP party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Ankara, Turkey, October 2014

Meeting SEEMO-IPI delgation with the Minister of Justice of Slovenia, Goran Klemenčič, and his staff advisor, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 2014

AJC Intensive Seminar at the Department of Communication, University Vienna, 8 July 2015, Current Issues in European Media- and Communication Studies, organised for a delegation of journalists from Vietnam. Guest lecture by Oliver Vujovic

Rome, Italy - Parliament with Radomir Licina, SEEMO Board member

Violence Against Newspersons, Athens, Greece, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2017 by European Communication Institute, with the support of the European Parliament and in cooperation with Media Governance & Industries Research Lab of University of Vienna, Journalists about Journalism (J.A.J), and S.E.E.M.O

4-1 — 24 October 2016 , Koch Hall of the Italian Senate, Radomir Licina SEEMO Board member, discussion on the Italian situation of assaulted journalists and the unpunished guilty.

24 October 2016, Rome, Koch Hall of the Italian Senate, Celebration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) Radomir Licina SEEMO Board member, with Mehdi Benchelah UNESCO's Senior Project Officer at Section for Freedom of Expression (left) and the director of Ossigeno per l'Informazione Alberto Spampinato (right)

24 October 2016, Rome, Koch Hall of the Italian Senate, Celebration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI). From left: Radomir Licina SEEMO Board member, Alinda Vermeer MLDI's Senior Legal Officer, Alberto Spampinato Director of Ossigeno per l'Informazone, Giuseppe F. Mennella, secretary of Ossigeno per l'Informazione

Joint ECPMF Fact-finding mission in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia / FYROM, 25th-28th April 2017 SEEMO Mission member is SEEMO expert and member, Mtija Mersol, former editor in cheif of daily Delo Ljubljana, Slovenia

Berlin 2017, Study visit organised by German KAS

seemo-panel-migrant-deaths-december-2016 — December 2016: SEEMO Panel discussion "Migrant deaths along the Romanian border during Communism and the STASI's hand in them" with Marina Constantinoiu, Istvan Deak, Georg Herbstritt und Oliver Vujovic — at Fachhochschule des bfi, Vienna

seemo-mission-croatia-june-2016-meeting-with-the-president-of-croatia — Meeting with the President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (#missionCroatia2016), June 2016

seemo-gallery-2018-05 — SEEMF 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria

seemo-gallery-2018-04 — Pristina Media Days 2017

seemo-gallery-2018-03 — Pristina Media Days 2017 - Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic (May 2017)

seemo-gallery-2018-02 — Meeting with President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, January 2018

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