23 June 2026 Statements Poland: MFRR welcomes passing of Anti-SLAPP Act as victory for media freedomThe passing of a law by the President of Poland which will establish stronger safeguards against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) is a long-awaited victory for media freedom which…
15 June 2026 Statements Albania: Elected officials must refrain from public targeting and delegitimisation of media organisationsThe undersigned organisations express concern over the public targeting and ethnic delegitimisation of Kristina Voko, the Executive Director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Albania (BIRN Albania), by Ardit Bino, a…
15 June 2026 Statements IPI condemns increasing use of arbitrary court orders to censor independent journalism in TurkeyTurkish authorities must end the use of arbitrary court orders citing bogus “national security” and “public order” concerns to censor journalistic social media accounts and news content, the International Press…
12 June 2026 Advocacy missions Statements France: Critical juncture for media freedom ahead of 2027 ElectionsIncreasing media concentration, vexatious litigation, and threats to safety of journalists require urgent action From 9-11 June 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) conducted…
05 June 2026 Monitoring World Environment Day 2026 Fact SheetOn this 2026 World Environment Day, the MFRR is publishing a fact sheet analysing attacks on environmental reporting documented between 2020 to 2025 in EU Member States and candidate countries.…
05 June 2026 Statements Turkey: MFRR consortium and partner organisations call for the release of journalist İsmail Arı ahead of June 5 court hearingThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations call for the immediate release of BirGün journalist İsmail Arı, who has been behind bars for 75 days.…
04 June 2026 Advocacy missions France: MFRR partners and RSF to carry out media freedom mission in ParisPartner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), will travel to Paris from 9 to 11 June 2026 to assess the current state…
19 May 2026 Statements Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justiceThe undersigned media freedom and journalist organisations stand in full solidarity with the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation, which has been ordered to pay over one million dinars (€8,812) in damages in…
13 May 2026 Statements Greece: Abusive lawsuit against independent newsrooms should be dismissedMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the filing of abusive legal action by Air Mediterranean against the Greek investigative newsroom Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting (MIIR), the newspaper Efimerida…
11 May 2026 Statements Serbia: 10 organisations ask Ministers for European Affairs to draw a red line on media freedomEU Member States must show political leadership and join calls for the suspension of EU funds to Serbia to prevent the spiral of violence against journalists from escalating into deadly…
07 May 2026 Statements As deadline passes, MFRR renews call for urgent transposition of EU Anti SLAPP DirectiveToday, 7 May 2026, marks the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive, also known as Daphne’s law. As we mark this landmark, however, the European…
07 May 2026 Statements Albania: Fresh concerns over journalist’s safety following suspected arson attackThe International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the suspected arson attack which destroyed the car of journalist Sami Curri and calls on Albanian authorities to carry out a thorough investigation to…
