21 February 2025 Library Slovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murderSlovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murder On the seventh anniversary of the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová,…
20 February 2025 Library Slovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisisSlovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisis Media freedom in Slovakia is facing a deep crisis, serving as a critical test case for the European Union’s commitment to safeguarding…
19 February 2025 Library USAID suspension in BiH, a hard blow to media and civil societyUSAID suspension in BiH, a hard blow to media and civil society The suspension of the US government’s international aid programmes, one of the first decisions taken by Donald Trump…
18 February 2025 Library Statements Italy: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with Graphite spywareItaly: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with spyware The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is urging Italian authorities to shed full light on the recent surveillance of…
17 February 2025 Library Statements Denmark: Condemnation of legal threats against Danwatch by Ingosstrakh and ELWIDenmark: Condemnation of legal threats against Danwatch by Ingosstrakh and ELWI We, the undersigned media freedom and journalists’ organizations, express our condemnation of the legal threats issued by the Moscow-based…
12 February 2025 Library Statements Monitoring Report 2024: 1,548 media freedom alerts in the past yearMonitoring Report 2024: 1,548 media freedom alerts in the past year The latest annual Monitoring Report analyses the press freedom situation in 35 European countries, including the 27 EU Member…
05 February 2025 Library Turkey: Media Freedom organisations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey in 2025Media Freedom organisations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey in 2025 Türkçe açıklama aşağıdadır The International Press Institute (IPI), together with undersigned press freedom, freedom of…
29 January 2025 Library Trentino, journalism and gag complaintsTrentino, journalism and gag complaints Between announced complaints and warnings, we heard from 4 newspaper editors, the union and an investigative journalist. First part of an investigation into the SLAPP…
23 December 2024 Library How journalists became targets of police violenceHow journalists became targets of police violence During the ongoing protests against the Georgian Dream government’s decision to halt EU negotiations, over 90 incidents were reported in which journalists covering…
20 December 2024 Library Press freedom groups in solidarity with journalists and media in GeorgiaPress freedom groups in solidarity with journalists and media in Georgia The undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, media, journalists and human rights organisations express solidarity towards journalists and media…
18 December 2024 Library Serbia: Urgent need for a swift and thorough investigation into invasive surveillance of journalists and sourcesSerbia: Urgent need for a swift and thorough investigation into invasive surveillance of journalists and sources The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) are expressing…
12 December 2024 Library Self-defence against SLAPPs in SerbiaSelf-defence against SLAPPs in Serbia In Serbia, the investigative newspaper KRIK is the target of frequent legal harassment. To counteract it, the editorial team has developed strategies based on civil…
