11 March 2025 Library TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general electionsSafeJournalists Network and Media Freedom Rapid Response: TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general elections SafeJournalists Network (SJN), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, and…
10 March 2025 Library Georgia: Independent Journalism and Media Pluralism on the BrinkGeorgia: Independent Journalism and Media Pluralism on the Brink MFRR Partners warn that a new wave of repressive legislation threatens Georgian independent journalism with imminent extinction.10.03.2025We, the undersigned press freedom,…
05 March 2025 Library Bosnia and Herzegovina: MFRR and SJN condemn adoption of foreign agent legislation in Bosnia’s entity Republika SrpskaMFRR and SJN condemn adoption of foreign agent legislation in Bosnia’s entity Republika Srpska The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and SafeJournalists Network (SJN) strongly condemn the adoption of…
03 March 2025 Library Serbia: MFRR and SJN urgently call to stop targeting and intimidating journalistsSerbia: MFRR and SJN urgently call to stop targeting and intimidating journalists MFRR partners share a statement condemning the threats and attacks against journalists and media workers when covering demonstrations…
27 February 2025 Library Lithuania: Media freedom groups warn LRT audit risks threatening editorial independenceLithuania: Media freedom groups warn LRT audit risks threatening editorial independence The undersigned international media freedom and journalist groups today raise concerns over a planned “political neutrality” audit recently approved…
24 February 2025 Library Croatia: Tackling political pressure, legal challenges and precarity to revive media freedomCroatia: Tackling political pressure, legal challenges and precarity to revive media freedom Outdated media laws, compromised public media independence, SLAPPs, as well as mounting economic, political, and physical pressures are…
24 February 2025 Library Statements Ukraine: MFRR partners stand with journalists, 3 years since start of full-scale invasionUkraine: MFRR partners stand with journalists, 3 years since start of full-scale invasion On 24 February 2025, Ukraine marks three years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. While the…
21 February 2025 Library Slovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murderSlovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murder On the seventh anniversary of the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová,…
20 February 2025 Library Slovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisisSlovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisis Media freedom in Slovakia is facing a deep crisis, serving as a critical test case for the European Union’s commitment to safeguarding…
20 February 2025 Statements Georgia: Free Mzia TodayThe undersigned journalists, newsrooms, press freedom advocates, human rights defenders, and journalists’ organisations, call upon the Georgian authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been on hunger…
19 February 2025 Library USAID suspension in BiH, a hard blow to media and civil societyUSAID suspension in BiH, a hard blow to media and civil society The suspension of the US government’s international aid programmes, one of the first decisions taken by Donald Trump…
18 February 2025 Library Statements Italy: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with Graphite spywareItaly: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with spyware The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is urging Italian authorities to shed full light on the recent surveillance of…
