Cyprus: Call for thorough investigations into surveillance of Makarios Drousiotis
We are highly concerned about the alleged surveillance of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, and the lack of prompt, adequate or thorough investigation…
Public Letter on the role of the European Board for Media Services
We call on the European Parliament to strengthen the EMFA’s state advertising provisions and by doing so, ensure that media freedom can flourish in…
Government of Malta must publish Committee of Experts on Media report
We call on the government of Malta to publish without further delay the report by the Committee of Experts on Media, the body tasked with advising the…
Ukraine: Call for an End to Russian War Crimes Against Journalists in Ukraine
We, the undersigned journalists, press freedom organizations, and unions, write this statement to denounce the war crimes committed by the Russian…
Greece: Swift investigations required after two attacks against journalists
The undersigned journalists’ and media freedom organisations strongly condemn the recent attacks against Greek journalists Giorgos Papachristos and…
Turkey: International groups condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan
The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organisations strongly condemn the latest incident of judicial…
ECPMF express concern about Kosovo’s banning of Serbian reporter Svetlana Vukmirovic
ECPMF has joined a groups of 11 civil society organisations in writing to the Kosovo authorities to express concern about the case of journalist…
Media freedom groups welcome Klan Kosova court injunction decision
We welcome the court injunction staying the revocation of the business licence Klan Kosova, an important legal ruling which blocks an effort by the…
Turkey: International groups condemn detention of journalists in Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, and İzmir
We strongly condemn Turkey’s detention of T24 editor Sibel Yükler, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Delal Akyüz and Fırat Can Arslan, bianet editor…
Defending media freedom and journalists' safety in Albania
In the wake of recent events, the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) join hands to bring attention to the…
BiH: MFRR urges Republika Srpska deputies to not re-criminalise defamation
On 18 July, Republika Srpska will vote to re-introduce criminal penalties for defamation. MFRR partners urge deputies to reject these amendments, as…
Poland: Media capture fears confirmed in new report examining PKN Orlen takeover of Polska Press
The findings of a new report assessing the impact of the takeover of news publisher Polska Press by Poland’s state-controlled oil company PKN Orlen…