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#Slovenia: The EFJ stands in full solidarity with Oštro. This blatant attempt to intimidate and silence investigative reporting at the expense of media freedom and transparency was documented on the Mapping Media Freedom platform. Via @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
Mapping Media Freedom: Slovenia: Investigative outlet Oštro targeted with criminal complaint over asset transparency reporting (2025-10-21)
On 21 October 2025, the Municipality of Ljutomer filed a criminal complaint with the Specialised…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🔴 Press freedom is increasingly under threat, and journalism is becoming a more dangerous profession. If you have witnessed or experienced a violation of media freedom, report it through our platform.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Turkey: On 24 October 2025, the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace ordered the appointment of a trustee to manage the independent broadcaster TELE1, shortly after the detention of its editor-in-chief, Merdan Yanardağ, on espionage charges.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33929
Mapping Media Freedom: Turkey: TELE1 placed under state trustee amid espionage probe (2025-10-24)
On 24 October 2025, the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace ordered the appointment of a trustee to…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Ukraine: On 15 October, the editorial team of LIGA.net reported that in recent days they had documented a series of coordinated hacking attempts targeting the administrator's section of the website.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33932
Mapping Media Freedom: Ukraine: Liga.net records systematic hacking attempts on site (2025-10-15)
On 15 October 2025, the editorial team of LIGA.net reported that in recent days they had documented…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Serbia: On 27 October, Mihajlo Stojković, editor-in-chief for the InfoVranjske local portal, was threatened on social media by Darko Stanojević, a member of the City Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia and Head of one of the departments at the Vranje Health Center.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33939
Mapping Media Freedom: Serbia: InfoVranjske editor-in-chief Mihajlo Stojković insulted on Facebook by local official (2025-10-27)
On 27 October 2025, Mihajlo Stojković, editor-in-chief for the InfoVranjske local portal, was…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Georgia: On 3 November 2025, Ninia Kakabadze, a journalist at the independent media platform Mediachecker.ge, was arrested for “blocking the road.” She was released shortly afterward and informed that her hearing would be held the next day, on 4 November.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33938
Mapping Media Freedom: Georgia: Mediachecker.ge journalist detained (2025-11-03)
On 3 November 2025, Ninia Kakabadze, a journalist at the independent media platform…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Serbia: On 3 November, Marko Čonjagić, a reporter for the FoNet, was assaulted by a group of four men. The attack took place in Belgrade while Čonjagić was reporting on a rally supporting Dijana Hrka, a mother whose son was killed in the Novi Sad canopy fall in 2024.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33942
Mapping Media Freedom: Serbia: FoNet Marko Čonjagić assaulted while reporting on a rally (2025-11-03)
On 3 November 2025, Marko Čonjagić, a reporter for the independent FoNet news agency, was assaulted…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Georgia: On 5 November, Formula TV journalist Liza Tsitsishvili was detained as she was covering an anti-government rally. After the protest ended, near Freedom Square metro station, police forcibly put her into a car and detained her.
www.mapmf.org/alert/33943
Mapping Media Freedom: Georgia: Formula TV journalist Liza Tsitsishvili briefly detained after covering rally (2025-11-05)
On 5 November 2025, Formula TV journalist Liza Tsitsishvili was detained as she was covering an…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM