SEEMO
South East Europe
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Spiegelgasse 2/29
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| Over 700 Turkish Journalists Currently Facing Laws Suits, with Threat of Prison |
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| Vienna, 1 September 2010 |
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| IPI's Turkey National Committee on 25 August 2010 joined other Turkish media organisations in the launch of a campaign targeting the use of prison sentences against journalists, and calling for those journalists currently imprisoned to be released. The organisations have all come together under the newly-created Turkish Journalists' Association, in a united bid to improve press freedom in Turkey... read more |
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| SEEMO Alarmed at Limitation on Freedom of Movement of Kosovo Journalists |
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| Vienna, 27 August 2010 |
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| The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned about the restrictions on the freedom of movement of journalists in Kosovo... read more |
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| Worrying Media Developments in Greece |
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| Vienna, 25 August 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI) would like to express its concern at the statement issued by the organisation "Revolutionary Sect", claiming the murder of Greek Journalist Socrates Giolias... read more |
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Ukrainian Corruption Reporter Still Missing, Feared Dead
President Reportedly Takes over Investigation as Interior Minister Admits Journalist's Disappearance Could Be Linked to His Work |
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| Vienna, 23 August 2010 |
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| The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed concern today over the safety of Ukrainian journalist Vasyl Klymentyev, who has been missing in the country for 10 days... read more |
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| Ukrainian Court Postpones Hearing on Suspension of Media Licenses -
Decision Follows IPI Open letter to President Yanukovych |
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| Vienna, 20 August 2010 |
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| Ukraine's Kiev Administrative Court of Appeals has postponed a 16 August hearing on the withdrawal of frequencies from a number of television channels, including TVi and Channel 5. The new date for the hearing has been set for 26 August... read more |
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| Jurnalul TV journalist Victor Ciobanu assaulted in Chisinau, Moldova |
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| Vienna, 16 August 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the assault on Victor Ciobanu, a journalist for Jurnalul TV in Moldova... read more |
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| Open Letter to Ukrainian President over Press Freedom Concerns Identify and Bring To Justice Those Who Attack Journalists, Letter Says |
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| Vienna, 12 August 2010 |
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| The International Press Institute (IPI), the world's oldest global press freedom organisation with members from the world's leading media outlets, addressed an open letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday 10 August 2010 respectfully urging him to address a disturbing deterioration in press freedom over the last six months in Ukraine... read more |
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| SEEMO Alarmed at Limitation on Freedom of Information Imposed by Mayor in Serbian city of Zajecar |
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| Vienna, 11 August 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed to hear that on 9 August 2010 the mayor of the Serbian city of Zajecar, Bosko Nicic decided to prevent all directors of companies and public institutions in the city from making statements to the media without his prior consent... read more |
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| SEEMO Press release: Seemingly Positive Media Developments in Serbia a Step in Right Direction |
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| Vienna, 6 August 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is very pleased by several positive media developments in Serbia... read more |
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| Attack on Teofil Pancic, journalist of the weekly Vreme, video footage made by security camera of the surrounding buildings |
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| SEEMO Condemns Brutal Attack on Serbian Journalist |
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| Vienna, 26 July 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns the brutal attack on journalist Teofil Pancic of the Serbian weekly Vreme... read more |
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| SEEMO ADA Conference, 14-16 September 2010 Vienna and other SEEMO Activities |
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| Vienna, 22 July 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East and Central Europe is pleased to announce the DialogueConference Media in South East and Central Europe and EU: Hate Speech and Stereotypes in the Media, Role of Media in Conflicts and War, Professional Standards and Education of Journalists, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 14 - 16 September 2010... read more |
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| Bomb Attack on Home of Radio Journalist in Kosovo municipality Zvecan |
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| Vienna, 21 July 2010 |
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| The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns yesterday's attack on Caslav Milisavljevic, Editor-in-Chief of Radio Kosovska Mitrovica, in the Kosovo municipality of Zvecan... read more |
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| Greek journalist Socrates Giolias shot to death |
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| Vienna, 19 July 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns the murder of Socrates Giolias, director of the radio station Thema 98.9 FM and administrator of the most popular social and political Greek blog Troktiko... read more |
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Romanian journalist Adrian MogoS wins the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2010
Special mentions to Iryna Khalip and Lydia Pavlova |
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| Trieste/Vienna, 12 July 2010 |
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| The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) are pleased to announce that Adrian Mogos from Romania is the winner of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2010... read more |
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| SEEMO Press Release: Adopted Serbian Law on Electronic Communications a Threat to Freedom of Expression |
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| Vienna, 8 July 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about the recently-adopted Electronic Communications Law in Serbia... read more |
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| SEEMO Press Release: Polish Journalists 'Blacklisted', Denied Visas by China |
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| Vienna, 6 July 2010 |
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A second Polish journalist has been refused a visa for China, three months after his colleague was also blacklisted and denied entry into the country.
Konrad Godlewski, 34, a freelance journalist commissioned by Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's largest daily newspaper, was denied entry to China for the China-Europe Forum in Chengdu from 7-11 July 2010, despite having been officially invited to take part by the organisers, the Europe China Foundation... read more |
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| SEEMO Press Release:
Hungary Ruling Party Announces Postponement of Media Package Elements Criticised by Journalists |
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| Vienna, 2 July 2010 |
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| Hungary's ruling party Fidesz on Monday announced a decision to delay a vote on a number of media bills which critics have warned constitute a throwback to state control in the former Soviet satellite state... read more |
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| Romanian National Defence Strategy Describes Media as 'Security Threat' |
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| Vienna, 30 June 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is very concerned about the Romanian National Defence Strategy which has been adopted by the Romanian Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) and passed on to the Romanian Parliament... read more |
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| SEEMO Urges Hungarian Government to Withdraw Proposed Legislation |
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| Vienna, 25 June 2010 |
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| Hungary's parliament is due to vote in less than a week on proposed media reform legislation which opposition parties and journalists have warned constitutes a throwback to the dark days of free media repression in the former Soviet satellite state... raed more |
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| SEEMO Press Release: After Former Albanian Minister of Culture Files Claim, Court Fines Top Channel TV for Airing Alleged Sexual Harassment Scandal Tape |
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| Vienna, 23 June 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed by a Tirana District Court verdict in favour of a claim filed by former Albanian Minister of Culture Ylli Pango... read more |
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| SEEMO Press Release: Turkish Journalist Sentenced Under Anti-Terror Law |
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| Vienna, 14 June 2010 |
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| The International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the judiciary in Turkey to overturn the sentence imposed on Irfan Aktan, a Turkish journalist, for an article he wrote in October 2009. The journalist was sentenced on 4 June to a year and three months in prison, and a fine of 16,000 Turkish Lira was imposed on Merve Erol, the editor of Express, the fortnightly magazine that published the article. The two journalists were found guilty of dispersing propaganda relating to a terrorist organization, under Article 7 of the Turkish anti-terror law... read more |
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| SEEMO Press Release: Two Years after Brutal Attack on Jutarnji List Journalist Dusan Miljus, Perpetrators Still at Large |
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| Vienna, 1 June 2010 |
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| The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), urges the Croatian authorities to step up their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the attack on Dusan Miljus... read more |
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