Action required on threats against journalist Patricia Devlin and her family
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Chief Constable of Police…
Belarus: Authorities designate Telegram channel NEXTA as “extremist” in further crackdown on independent media
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the ruling by a Belarusian court to include the…
ECPMF calls for the release of four journalists of pro-Kurdish news agency Mezopotamya Ajansı
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Arrested for reporting torture
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), part of the…
We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court of Croatia to revoke the decision to extradite whistleblower Jonathan Taylor to Monaco
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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, whistleblowing, human…
Three years after her assassination, still no justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]On 16 October 2017, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta. Three years later we,…
Compromised independence of Turkey’s institutions chokes press freedom
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Eleven international rights groups conclude press freedom mission to Turkey
Turkey’s press freedom…
MFRR calls on EU countries to protect Hungarian Journalists in Europe from state monitoring
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 25 September 2020, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) wrote to the EU countries’ Ministries of Foreign…
MFRR partners and media freedom organisations condemn conviction of journalist Jovo Martinovic by High Court of Montenegro
MFRR partners strongly condemn sentencing of Jovo Martinovic to one year in prison for allegedly participating in drug trafficking despite the…
Does Montenegro choose the European Union or jailing a top journalist?
On 8 October 2020, the verdict in the retrial of the Montenegrin journalist Jovo Martinović will be pronounced. Ahead of the decision, we, the…
ECPMF condemns insults against Nello Scavo outside the courthouse
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom condemns the insults faced by Italian journalist Nello Scavo as he left the court in Valletta
ECPMF urges action upon publication of the first EU Annual Rule of Law Report
ECPMF as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response, welcomes the publication of the first EU Annual Rule of Law Report, and we appreciate that a number…
Hands off Slovenia’s ‘Uncensored’ magazine
We, the undersigned organisations, today express our grave concern over the barrage of vexatious defamation lawsuits targeting journalists working for…