13 November 2025 Library Statements EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom actionEU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom action The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcomes the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlights…
13 November 2025 Library Croatia: EFJ condemns court convicting assaulted journalist Melita Vrsaljko of ‘disturbing public order’Croatia: EFJ condemns court convicting assaulted journalist Melita Vrsaljko of ‘disturbing public order’ On 7 November 2025, Croatian journalist Melita Vrsaljko, a contributor to Faktograf and Klimatski portal, was found…
12 November 2025 Library Statements Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025 The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today jointly launch a new series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports…
12 November 2025 Library Statements Open letter regarding the dismissal of journalist Gabriele NunziatiOpen letter regarding the dismissal of journalist Gabriele Nunziati The undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are writing to you to express our shared concern and dismay…
03 November 2025 Library Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around EuropeImpunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around Europe To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, the Media…
31 October 2025 Library Statements Report: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reformReport: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reform While Bulgaria has experienced modest progress on media freedom in the last four years, the situation…
29 October 2025 Library Meloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rulesMeloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rules This article is part of a series published by IPI and written by expert guest contributors from across Europe…
28 October 2025 Library Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargementMedia freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargement To advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this…
22 October 2025 Library Statements Turkey: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation: Withdraw the proposed law!Turkey: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation: Withdraw the proposed law! As press and freedom of expression organisations undersigned below, we call for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision…
17 October 2025 Library Statements Italy: Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in the countryCar bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in Italy The undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations strongly condemn the car bomb attack on one…
15 October 2025 Library Statements In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action PlanIn Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia,…
14 October 2025 Library Statements IPI denounces fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun, urges swift and transparent investigationIPI denounces fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun, urges swift and transparent investigation The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun…
