Europe and Central Asia Archives - Page 106 of 594

Serbia: Independent media increasingly targeted as spies

by Mitra Nazar | 6 Jan 2016

In November, a Belgrade tabloid began targeting independent media outlets by labelling them as “foreign spies”.

Lithuania: Russian television channel in conflict with regulator

by Linas Jegelevicius | 5 Jan 2016

RTR Planeta, a Russian language channel broadcasting in Lithuania, has repeatedly run into conflict with the country’s television regulator.

Poland: Abolition of safeguards for pluralism and independence in public service media

by Index on Censorship | 4 Jan 2016

Coalition urges Polish authorities to resist any temptation to strengthen political control over the media.

Netherlands: Rijksmuseum’s problem with words

by Josie Timms | 4 Jan 2016

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is in the process of removing terms visitors may find offensive

Estonia’s third channel struggles to connect with Russian speakers

by Helle Tiikmaa | 4 Jan 2016

In late November 2014, Estonia's parliament made a historic decision to launch a Russian-language TV-channel as part of ERR, Estonia's public broadcaster. A year later the channel is a reality: ETV+, ERR's third channel debuted on 28 September. The...

The Russia-Turkey crisis is feeding a new propaganda war between the countries

by Ekaterina Buchneva | 22 Dec 2015

Before 24 November, Turkey was described in Russian news reports as a reliable partner in ambitious projects, a source of fruits and

Germany’s far right waged a violent campaign against journalists in 2015

by Catherine Stupp | 15 Dec 2015

Over a year on from its launch, the anti-immigrant PEGIDA movement isn’t just attacking refugees, but also assaulting and intimidating the German press