08 August 2025 Statements EU: After entry into force, political will now crucial for European Media Freedom Act successThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today welcome the historic entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which represents a landmark achievement in ongoing efforts to…
01 August 2025 Statements Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco, journalism “Beyond the Dniester”Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco, in their reports, describe the lives of Moldovans beyond the Dniester. In this interview, they explain the difficulties in describing daily life in a country…
31 July 2025 Statements Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s releaseAhead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday August 1, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our…
22 July 2025 Statements Hungary: Police arrest suspect behind DDoS cyberattacks on IPI and independent media websitesThe International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes news of the arrest by Hungarian law enforcement of an individual in Budapest suspected of carrying out powerful cyberattacks against the website of…
21 July 2025 Statements Georgia: Authorities seize bank accounts of Gazeti Batumelebi and Netgazeti ahead of Mzia Amaghlobeli verdictGeorgian authorities’ decision to seize the bank accounts of independent media Gazeti Batumelebi and Netgazeti ahead of the verdict in the criminal trial of their co-founder Mzia Amaghlobeli is another clear…
21 July 2025 Statements EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedomFollowing the publication of the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls on the EU to act on the alarming findings to…
17 July 2025 Statements SafeJournalists and MFRR: Closure of Al Jazeera Balkans is a Major Blow to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the RegionThe SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform express deep concern and solidarity with over 200 journalists and media workers affected by the sudden announcement of the…
15 July 2025 Statements Serbia: New death threat referring to Charlie Hebdo against independent N1 television channel requires urgent police protectionThe independent television channel N1’s editorial staff, regularly threatened for their critical reporting, recently faced a frightening shift from online violence to offline threats within the newsroom. Among them, a…
15 July 2025 Statements Open letter requesting withdrawal of the SLAPP lawsuits against N1 in SloveniaFor the attention of: Vesna Marinko, President of the Board Damijan Perne, Managing Director University Psychiatric Clinic of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Chengdujska cesta 45, SI-1260 Ljubljana – Polje Dear management of…
11 July 2025 Statements Serbia: Media freedom continues to decline at alarming speed, EU must take actionThe undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations are profoundly appalled by the new attacks against journalists across Serbia, many of which are perpetrated by state representatives and law enforcement authorities.…
09 July 2025 Country reports Shadow Report on Media Freedom in North MacedoniaThis shadow report offers an updated overview of North Macedonia’s media landscape. It highlights both positive developments and persisting or emerging challenges. The report also includes a set of recommendations…
08 July 2025 Statements Turkey: MFRR partners alarmed by state-backed attacks on Leman magazineThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners strongly condemn the arrest of four staff members of Leman, one of Türkiye’s leading satirical magazines, and express deep concern over the ongoing…
