Balkans Press Freedom Tracker
With attacks on journalists in the Balkans mounting in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists has created a dedicated tracker to monitor and document these cases. Updated monthly, it aims to offer a reliable snapshot of the evolving risks to press freedom across the region.
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Threatened
18
Attacked
21
Obstructed
Verbal, online, and other threats
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Physical attacks
Police violence, obstruction
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Legal cases
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The Committee to Protect Journalists and 59 partners wrote to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, and EU member state foreign ministries asking that the EU “take action against the Israeli authorities’ unprecedented killing of journalists and other violations of media freedom.”
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