Elida Vikic
@elidavikic.bsky.social
Human rights, Europe and Central Asia, Balkans
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Journalists in Greece targets of surveillance, ostensible legal actions, and harassment through online campaigns. New Human Rights Watch report exposes the government’s control over state media, the pressure on journalists to self-censor, and wide-spread failure to ensure media pluralism in Greece.
NEW: Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government.
The constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled, and self-censorship becomes the norm.
The constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled, and self-censorship becomes the norm.
Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis
Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening democracy and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Journalists in Greece targets of surveillance, ostensible legal actions, and harassment through online campaigns. New Human Rights Watch report exposes the government’s control over state media, the pressure on journalists to self-censor, and wide-spread failure to ensure media pluralism in Greece.
The nationwide protests of the last months, in Greece over the deadly 2023 train crash and in Serbia over the deadly collapse of a roof at a rail station, are both inspired by wide-spread corruption and rule of law failures that took innocent lives. @evacosse.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The nationwide protests of the last months, in Greece over the deadly 2023 train crash and in Serbia over the deadly collapse of a roof at a rail station, are both inspired by wide-spread corruption and rule of law failures that took innocent lives. @evacosse.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
The message from Strasburg to BiH over failed implementation of Sejdic-Finci group of cases is clear: provide tangible updates and concrete implementation plan to end racial and ethnic discrimination in the constitution or expect new action in the absence of progress. search.coe.int/cm#{%22CoEId...
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The message from Strasburg to BiH over failed implementation of Sejdic-Finci group of cases is clear: provide tangible updates and concrete implementation plan to end racial and ethnic discrimination in the constitution or expect new action in the absence of progress. search.coe.int/cm#{%22CoEId...
There was a robust civil society and victims-led regional initiative for truth and reconciliation in the the states of former Yugoslavia, known as RECOM, which after years of invested work failed due to lack of political will. I hope this will be different. balkaninsight.com/2025/03/07/b...
BIRN Reality Check: What Happened to Kosovo President’s Wartime Truth Commission?
Uncertainty persists around Kosovo’s announced Presidential Commission for Truth and Reconciliation, amid continued concern that without real independence it risks being perceived as heavily one-sided...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There was a robust civil society and victims-led regional initiative for truth and reconciliation in the the states of former Yugoslavia, known as RECOM, which after years of invested work failed due to lack of political will. I hope this will be different. balkaninsight.com/2025/03/07/b...
On this International Women's Day, an insightful reflection by Macarena Sáez on the state of women's rights in regions across the world. Despite some victories, many women still suffer from preventable violence. Below more on the wide-spread issue of gender-based violence in the Balkans.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Human Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division Director Macarena Sáez speaks with Amy Braunschweiger about the best and worst of women’s rights last year. #IWD2025
Read more on the state of women’s rights:
Read more on the state of women’s rights:
The State of Women’s Rights
From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. Today, ...
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March 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
On this International Women's Day, an insightful reflection by Macarena Sáez on the state of women's rights in regions across the world. Despite some victories, many women still suffer from preventable violence. Below more on the wide-spread issue of gender-based violence in the Balkans.
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"Political leaders in the EU and UK have recently appeared willing to set aside universal human rights ... And some governments - notably Hungary’s - have hollowed out democracy from within, with damaging consequences for human rights inside and outside the country." Ben Ward @bpward.bsky.social
With talk in Europe now of rearmament and the need for new security structures, it's vital European leaders and institutions keep human rights at the centre of their efforts. Democracy depends on it. My new piece for @hrw.org
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Europe’s Democratic Future Depends on Human Rights
It’s been a deeply sobering and troubling few weeks for people who care about the future of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Political leaders in the EU and UK have recently appeared willing to set aside universal human rights ... And some governments - notably Hungary’s - have hollowed out democracy from within, with damaging consequences for human rights inside and outside the country." Ben Ward @bpward.bsky.social
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Two years after the fatal Tempi train crash, Greece's parliament is investigating a potential cover-up. This is a crucial chance to deliver accountability, address rule of law failings, and restore public trust to democratic institutions
More from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
More from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Two years after the fatal Tempi train crash, Greece's parliament is investigating a potential cover-up. This is a crucial chance to deliver accountability, address rule of law failings, and restore public trust to democratic institutions
More from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
More from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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‘There’s no other solution’: Polish abortion centre opens in challenge to strict laws
‘There’s no other solution’: Polish abortion centre opens in challenge to strict laws
Frustrated by government’s failure to ease rules, an NGO is opening a centre a stone’s throw from parliament in Warsaw
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March 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
‘There’s no other solution’: Polish abortion centre opens in challenge to strict laws
It is highly disconcerting to see the foreign agent law reintroduced and adopted in Republika Srpska despite strong local and international outcry for its withdrawal. The law will increase control over independent media and further shrink civil society space. Republika Srpska should repeal the law.
#Bosnia and #Herzegovina: The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and SafeJournalists Network (SJN) strongly urge Republika Srpska to halt the enactment of the foreign agent law and ultimately to repeal this law. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/03...
MFRR and SJN condemn adoption of foreign agent legislation in Bosnia’s entity Republika Srpska
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and SafeJournalists Network (SJN) strongly condemn the adoption of legislation in the ...
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March 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It is highly disconcerting to see the foreign agent law reintroduced and adopted in Republika Srpska despite strong local and international outcry for its withdrawal. The law will increase control over independent media and further shrink civil society space. Republika Srpska should repeal the law.
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The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called for the group to lay down arms and disband.
Türkiye should seize the moment to change course and end its misuse of terrorism charges against political opposition, media, and civil society.
Türkiye should seize the moment to change course and end its misuse of terrorism charges against political opposition, media, and civil society.
Türkiye: Use Call to Halt Violence as Catalyst to End Rights Abuses
The landmark call on February 27, 2025 to end a decades-long armed insurgency against the Turkish state should be a catalyst to end its abusive use of terrorism charges to criminalize and silence gove...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called for the group to lay down arms and disband.
Türkiye should seize the moment to change course and end its misuse of terrorism charges against political opposition, media, and civil society.
Türkiye should seize the moment to change course and end its misuse of terrorism charges against political opposition, media, and civil society.
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