CSOs Greeted the Adoption of UN Resolution on Privacy on the Internet
Dejan Georgievski
28/11/2020 - 23:50
E-democracy, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, ICT, Internet, Internet rights and openness, News, Security, United Nations, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Privacy and surveillance, Serbia

SHARE Defense - SHARE Foundation and Partners for Democratic Changes Serbia greeted the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Draft-Resolution of the UN General Assemblz on Privacy in the Digital Age, proposed by Germany and Brazil.

APC: Macedonian government moves to limit online free speech
Dejan Georgievski
05/06/2020 - 23:30
EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Governance, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, News, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) from Johannesburg, South Africa, in a public statement released yesterday, 4 June 2013, expressed its support to the Macedonian civil society organizations in their fight for freedom of speech and...

“The Future of Media Regulation in Macedonia” Conference Held
Dejan Georgievski
30/05/2020 - 08:01
EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Media, News, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

The Media Development Centre (MDC) presented, at “The Future of Media Regulation in Macedonia” conference held last Monday, May 27, 2020 at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje, the Analysis of the Draft-Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services, prepared under the auspices of USAID Programme for Media Legal Reform and Responsible Media.

Macedonia: Unethical Journalism - copy-paste of unconfirmed information
Dejan Georgievski
17/05/2020 - 09:19
Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Ethics and Value Systems, Headnews, Media, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

In this analysis, originally published on the blog-site mediumi.kauza.mk, the human rights expert Žarko Trajanovski writes about the tendency in Macedonian media to publish information the veracity of which has not been tested before publication. The integral text of Trajanovski's analysis is available below.

Macedonia doesn't need a Law on Media
Dejan Georgievski
05/05/2020 - 07:32
Digital newsroom, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Macedonia

A fortnight ago, on Monday, April 22, the Media Development Centre from Skopje organized a debate that tried to answer whether there was a need for (any) law on media in Macedonia.

ARTICLE 19 Launched The Right To Share Principles
Dejan Georgievski
02/05/2020 - 08:41
Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Human rights, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, News, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance

Last Thursday, April 25, 2013, on the eve of the World Intellectual Property Day, ARTICLE 19 launched The Right To Share: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Copyright in the...

Macedonia: On “Vest's” Poll, Its Cancellation and Media Reactions
19/02/2020 - 00:00
Civil Rights, Discrimination, EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Gender(s), Hate Speech, Headnews, Media, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

In the first of the series of analysis of media reporting in Macedonia, prepared under the auspices of the USAID Project for Strengthening the Media, implemented by the Foundation Metamorphosis, human rights expert Mirjana Najčevska analyed the reporting in the case of the “Which Female TV Personality Should Interview Gruevski Wearing no Panties” poll conducted by the “Vest” daily...

Serbia Moves Up on RSF's Freedom of the Press Index, Macedonia ranked 116th
Dejan Georgievski
01/02/2020 - 15:56
EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Internet rights and openness, Media, News, News, Freedom of expression, Rotator

The Press Freedom Index 2013, a report released by Reporters Without Borders earlier this week, Serbia is the highest ranked country in the Western Balkans in 63 place, advance of 17 places compared to last years Index. The deteriorating press freedoms, on the other hand, mean that Macedonia...