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State of Emergency in Turkey: The Impact on Freedom of the Media

London: Article 19 (2016), 23 pp.

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Syrian Refugee Journalists Leaving ... To Tell the Tale

Mansour Omari

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2016), 16 pp.

"After the Syrian uprising morphed into an armed struggle, the Syrian government increasingly lost control over vast areas of territory. With the loss of State control, its imposed rule on media faded, enabling media to flourish in those areas. In territories it still controlled, its grip became eve ... more

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A Shadow Over Democracy: 2016 IPI/AMI Zambia Press Freedom Mission Report

Steven M. Ellis

Vienna; Nairobi: International Press Institute (IPI); African Media Initiative (AMI) (2016), 23 pp.

"Voters need and deserve to hear a full range of voices as they decide their future and 'The Post' has played a vital role in providing an alternative to government-dominated mass media in Zambia. Unshackling that voice is critical if Zambians are to vote in an atmosphere that can be deemed free and ... more

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Donkor: A case study of the safety of journalists in Ghana

Africanus L. Diedong

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 92-120

"This paper argues that the safety of journalists in Ghana can no longer be taken for granted given the available evidence of physical attacks on journalists (Joint Statement NMC et al., 2016 and MFWA, 2016). The overarching objective of the study is to portray Donkor’s case as typical of similar ... more

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"Like Fish in Poisonous Waters": Attacks on Media Freedom in Somalia

New York: Human Rights Watch (2016), 85 pp.

"This report focuses on abuses by state and non-state actors against journalists and other media workers since 2014. It is based on over 50 interviews with journalists working throughout south-central Somalia and Puntland, the semi-autonomous state in northeastern Somalia. Beyond killings, attempted ... more

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Security Versus Access: The Impact of Mobile Network Shutdowns. Case Study: Telenor Pakistan

London: Institute for Human Rights and Business (2015), 49 pp.

"Network shutdowns are usually justified on security grounds, and the counterargument is often framed around the impact on freedom of expression. However, the impacts of network shutdowns can have far-reaching, adverse economic and social implications and could affect future economic growth; further ... more

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Media Ownership and Financing in Montenegro: Weak Regulation Enforcement and Persistence of Media Control

Daniela Brkic

Ljubljana: Peace Institute; South East European Media Observatory (2015), 22 pp.

"Non-transparent ownership of media, particularly those financed by foreign capital, continues to burden Montenegrin media scene. Foreign media owners, as a rule, continue to support pro-government editorial policies. Their overall operations raise doubts of existence of clientelistic relations with ... more

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Safety Guide for Journalists: A Handbook for Reporters in High-Risk Environments

Paris: Reporters Without Borders; UNESCO (2015), 143 pp.

"The Safety Guide for Journalists issued by Reporters Without Borders is aimed at providing guidelines and practical advice for all those who risk running into an enemy of press freedom on a street corner or on a deserted road. Such a situation can quickly test the difference between a happy-go-luck ... more

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Expression Restricted: An Account of Online Expression in Pakistan

Asad Baig, Sadaf Khan

Bytes for All; Association for Progressive Communications (APC); APC Impact (2015), 37 pp.

"How is freedom of expression in Pakistan’s digital spaces governed? What protections do journalists and bloggers enjoy? What is censored and how conducive is the environment for political and religious expression online? This research looks at these questions within the premise of an internationa ... more

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Communications Surveillance in Colombia: The Chasm Between Technological Capacity and the Legal Framework

Carlos Cortés

Bogotá: Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia) (2015), 46 pp.

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Medio siglo de agresiones a periodistas: Síntesis estadística de asesinatos y desapariciones en América Latina (1970-2015)

Bernardo Díaz Nosty

Contratexto , issue 24 (2015), pp. 171-201

"Desde 1970, hay constancia en América Latina de más de mil periodistas asesinados o desaparecidos forzados, por razones que han variado a lo largo del tiempo. Desde las medidas represivas propias del terrorismo de Estado, en los años de las dictaduras militares, a la conjunción actual de circun ... more

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Eroding Freedoms: Media and Soft Censorship in Montenegro

Ana Vujosevic, Vladimir Vuckovic

Paris; Washington, DC: WAN-IFRA; Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2015), 23 pp.

"Montenegro’s government should support openness and informed debate in making and implementing public policy decisions. Instead, information concerning matters of public interest is often withheld or distorted by government and by pliant media outlets favoured with official assistance. State fund ... more

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Media Reform Stalled in the Slow Lane: Soft Censorship in Serbia

Thomas R. Lansner (ed.)

Paris: WAN-IFRA, updated ed. (2015), 17 pp.

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Freedom of the Media - Freedom Through Media?

Ralf Hohlfeld, Ralph Kendlbacher, Oliver Hahn (eds.)

Bochum; Freiburg: Projektverlag (2015), 384 pp.

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The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

Joel Simon

New York: Columbia University Press (2015), x, 236 pp.

"Drawing on his experience defending journalists on the front lines, Joel Simon calls for a global freedom-of-expression agenda. He proposes ten key priorities, including combating the murder of journalists, ending censorship, and a global free-expression charter to challenge the criminal and corrup ... more

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Bad Practices, Bad Faith: Soft Censorship in Macedonia

Vienna; Washington, DC; Paris: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO); Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA); WAN-IFRA (2015), 26 pp.

"A principal challenge to independent journalism is the symbiotic relationship between the ruling party and many media outlets and their owners. Examples on both the national and local level are described in this report. Government-friendly outlets are bolstered by various means, particularly non-tr ... more

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Focused Assessment of Media Development in Libya: Safety of Journalists and Professional Capacity Building. A Baseline Report Based on a Selection of UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators (categories 3 and 4)

Clara Tardy, Adrian Carriere

Altai Consulting; UNESCO (2015), 29 pp.

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A Difficult Profession: Media Freedom Under Attack in the Western Balkans

Human Rights Watch (2015), 69 pp.

"Based on 86 in-depth interviews with journalists, editors and media owners, this report documents the hostile environment in which journalists work in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. Journalists and editors interviewed for this report described a difficult media space ... more

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Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship

PEN American Center (2015), 29 pp.

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Media Oversight in Non-Democratic Regimes: The Perspectives of Officials and Journalists in China

Maria Repnikova

Philadelphia: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) (2015), 24 pp.