[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] Wednesday 10th March 2021 The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemns the smear campaign aimed at the Network for Investigation of Crime and Corruption (KRIK) by pro-government media outlets that pro

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] The decision on Thursday by the Hungarian media regulator to again deny the bid by Klubrádió to return to the airwaves is yet another afront to press freedom which must be met by an immediate response by

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] 1 6 /03/2021 Dear Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, CC: Vera Jourova, European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, CC: MEPs of the European Parliament Media Working Group The undersigned press freedom and jo

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] By Jane Whyatt [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="5202" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text]High profile speakers Irene Khan and Věra Jourová set the tone for the inaugural Media Freedom Rapid Response: solidarity. The online keynote session on 17t

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="5500" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] 19 March 2021 The MFRR condemns the murder of radio presenter Hazim Özsu in Turkey and calls for a swift and thorough investigation and prosecution that leads to justice In the evening of 9th March, radio

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]By Jane Whyatt New laws and decrees in the name of battling the COVID-19 pandemic or terrorism threaten press freedom in Europe. At the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) Summit online, Sarah Massoud of the French Magistrates’ Association discussed thr

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Jane Whyatt Nothing could be more frightening than a threat of sexual violence against a newborn baby. Yet this unspeakable horror is only one of the many acts of intimidation by paramilitaries and far-right groups aimed at journalist Patricia Devlin and dozens

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]By Jane Whyatt One of the most high-risk assignments for a journalist or camera crew in Europe is to cover a protest. In 2020, more than 1 in every 4 press freedom violations (25.9%) recorded on Mapping Media Freedom happened during demonstrations. How

69 tätliche Angriffe ereigneten sich im Jahr 2020. Nie zuvor in den sechs Jahren seit Beginn der Erhebung erfasste das Europäische Zentrum für Presse- und Medienfreiheit (ECPMF) mehr Angriffe.

The MFRR partners ask for de-politicisation of the Council of the Czech TV regarding citizens’ access to pluralistic public service media in the Czech Republic.