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The ZEG Festival in Tbilisi took place on June 13-15, and became a showcase of international solidarity as journalists face mounting repression worldwide.

SKOPJE – A proposal to include a critically endangered butterfly in the highest level of international trade protection is being prepared for consideration at the upcoming CITES conference of parties in Samarkand, following revelations of continued illegal trafficking despite national safeguards.

OSTEND - Journalismfund Europe mourns the loss of co-founder.

ASUNCIÓN – Following an environmental investigation, the Paraguayan Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) issued an official response.

VILNIUS – An investigation by Brands Without Visas revealed the involvement of Lithuanian companies in the export of luxury goods to Russia. Among them was "Mėlynšilis", a company owned by an employee of an institution under the remit of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour.

BANJA LUKA – Bosnia's Wood Barons investigation into illegal logging in that Balkan country has led to a legal case concerning press freedom and official accountability.

BRUSSELS – Journalismfund Europe announces the names of two long-serving members of the jury for the Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme: Jari Lyytimäki and Patrick Greenfield.

BRUSSELS – The Pluralistic Media for Democracy project is backing 19 small local outlets in news deserts and areas with limited media diversity. The initiative combines the Media Pluralism Fund by Journalismfund Europe with mentorship from International Media Support (IMS), co-funded by the European Commission and King Baudouin Foundation.

PRAGUE - The second part of the initiative designed to foster solutions journalism across Europe has started and the consortium is thrilled to announce the selection of the second set (final) of (8) newsrooms for the SoJo Europe programme.