Author: Tirana

The Sisyphean Climb of Media Freedom in Albania

Tirana •︎ 03/05/2025

Eni Vasili – Newly elected director of the Albanian Public Radio and Television (RTSH)

Tirana •︎ 27/04/2025

RTSH Initiates Selection Process for New Director General: Candidates Announced

Tirana •︎ 15/04/2025

Smear tactics and misleading narratives against independent media in Albania continue.

Tirana •︎ 31/03/2025

Albanian Parliament Elects the Steering Council of RTSH

Tirana •︎ 29/03/2025

Media Organizations Challenge TikTok Ban in Albania’s Constitutional Court

Tirana •︎

Albanian Parliament moves to select a new bipartisan Steering Council for the public broadcaster RTSH in Albania

Tirana •︎ 13/03/2025

Examining Acromax’s Proposal for Social Media Monitoring Center ahead of Parliamentary Elections in Albania: Election Integrity or Censorship?

Tirana •︎ 28/02/2025

Former Albanian Public Broadcaster Director’s Detention Ruled Unlawful by European Court

Tirana •︎ 25/02/2025

Pressuring the Watchdogs: Independent Journalism Under Attack Amid Political and Ethical Challenges in Albania

Tirana •︎ 18/02/2025

Albanian Parliament Dissolves RTSH Steering Council Amid Controversy

Tirana •︎ 17/02/2025

Albania’s public broadcaster (RTSH) Director Selection Controversy

Tirana •︎ 10/02/2025

RTSH Steering Council suspended the selection process for a new General Director

Tirana •︎ 30/01/2025

Albania – Political parties and candidates must respect media freedom & transparency for the general elections of May 11, 2025

Tirana •︎ 27/01/2025

Albania and TikTok Ban

Tirana •︎ 26/01/2025

Albanian Public Broadcaster (RTSH) Opens Competition for General Director Position

Tirana •︎ 07/01/2025

Albanian Media Landscape – November 2024 Brief

Tirana •︎ 01/12/2024

The media will submit to the ‘will’ of the parties to work with ready-made materials even in these elections.

Tirana •︎ 27/11/2024

Albania starts a structured dialogue on Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists

Tirana •︎ 10/11/2024

The General Prosecutor in Albania approved a circular “On the Investigation of Cases About the Safety of Journalists and the Media”

Tirana •︎

Initial Assessment of Albania’s Legal Framework for Harmonizing the Anti-SLAPP Directive

Tirana •︎

Albanian State Police has approved specific measures for protection of journalists during protests.

Tirana •︎

Faktoje in the Crossfire: The struggle for media integrity in Albania

Tirana •︎ 14/10/2024

Albanian journalists speak out against unpaid wages, job insecurity, and workplace violations in the Media sector

Tirana •︎ 11/10/2024

Albania Media Landscape – 2024 Summer Brief

Tirana •︎ 30/07/2024

The Resolution of the Albanian Parliament on the Public Broadcaster – RTSH

Tirana •︎ 26/07/2024

Indicators on the Level of Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety Index 2023 Albania – Insights from a National Roundtable

Tirana •︎ 10/07/2024

On the public broadcaster’s annual report to the Albanian Assembly

Tirana •︎ 28/06/2024

On the constitution of the Special Parliamentary Committee “To coordinate and oversee all institutional actions to combat disinformation and other forms of foreign interference in the country’s democratic processes” in Albania

Tirana •︎ 07/06/2024

On the media regulator’s annual report to the Albanian Assembly 

Tirana •︎ 01/06/2024

Concerns Over Media Treatment and Access in Albanian Parliament

Tirana •︎ 30/05/2024

Women MP-s of the Democratic Party (PD) “Rithemelimi” submitted a draft resolution to the Parliament aimed at enhancing the protection of female Journalists.

Tirana •︎ 23/05/2024

Opposition MP Ina Zhupa Meets with Dismissed RTSH Journalists

Tirana •︎ 20/05/2024

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj’s Public Remarks and Accusations Against Journalists and Media Analysts

Tirana •︎ 30/04/2024

OSCE in Albania meeting with Media Partners Focused on Media Legislation Reform

Tirana •︎ 19/12/2023

European Commission Report 2023 – Media Freedom in Albania is facing challenges

Tirana •︎ 14/11/2023

Albanian Journalist Receives Death Threats After Reporting Alleged Rape

Tirana •︎ 26/10/2023

The Municipality of Tirana “dictates” the propaganda news in the media, transparency and accountability is a problem

Tirana •︎ 23/10/2023

Albanian institutions enhance the obstruction of the right to information

Tirana •︎ 29/09/2023

Luljeta Progni: Albanian media in its “darkest day”

Tirana •︎ 25/09/2023