05 August 2026 Statements Anti-SLAPP Directive in Italy: The Italian government’s proposal lacks ambition and dialogueOn 15 July, the European Commission sent Italy a letter of formal notice, the first step in infringement proceedings, for failing to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive by the 7…
04 August 2026 Statements SLAPPs in Moldova: Lessons from investigative media outlet Cu SensThe Moldovan investigative journalism outlet Cu Sens has faced numerous legal threats in recent years. In this interview, Felicia Crețu and Liuba Șevciuc discuss how they responded to these challenges…
30 July 2026 Statements Better protection against SLAPPs in the Netherlands: targets get their legal costs reimbursed and the threshold to start a SLAPP case becomes higherThis month Free Press Unlimited offered a petition to the Dutch Parliament calling for better protection of public watchdogs against legal intimidation. Free Press Unlimited (FPU), partner within the MFRR…
24 July 2026 Statements Spain: IPI supports elDiario after criminal defamation lawsuit by singer Julio IglesiasThe International Press Institute (IPI) today outlines our support for leading Spanish online news outlet elDiario following the criminal defamation lawsuit filed by singer Julio Iglesias in connection with its…
21 July 2026 Statements European Centre for Democratic Resilience must champion independent mediaThe European Centre for Democratic Resilience (ECDR) was proposed as a flagship initiative of the European Democracy Shield – a voluntary cooperation hub where Member States come together to exchange…
20 July 2026 Statements EU: IPI welcomes action against 14 states over Anti-SLAPP Directive delaysThe MFRR partner International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against 14 EU Member States over their inaction or delays in transposing the Anti-SLAPP…
16 July 2026 Country reports Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalistsRecord levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, entrenched impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape – media freedom in Serbia is in…
13 July 2026 Country reports Italy: MFRR report highlights continuing media freedom backslidingOn 9-10 March 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium conducted its third visit to Rome in five years. The MFRR mission found that Italy has continued on a…
08 July 2026 Statements Türkiye: Media freedom groups demand release of journalists detained ahead of NATO Summit27 organisations representing media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations are expressing profound alarm at the recent wave of detentions and arrests of journalists and civil society…
03 July 2026 Statements The German government’s reform package undermines the Freedom of Information Act and attacks press freedomECPMF is alarmed about the German government’s plans to reform the Freedom of Information Act (IFG). The proposed changes would make it considerably more difficult for journalists and civil society to access…
01 July 2026 Statements Georgia: Authorities must end legal and regulatory pressure on critical broadcastersThe International Press Institute (IPI) today raises alarm over growing regulatory and legal pressures against independent television broadcasters in Georgia, which mark another escalation in the playbook of attacks on…
30 June 2026 Statements Portugal: Journalists’ union files complaint in Brussels over Lusa’s statutes for breach of EMFAThe Portuguese Journalists’ Union (Sindicato dos Jornalistas) today filed a complaint with the European Commission concerning the new statutes of LUSA, Portugal’s state-owned news agency, arguing that they violate European…
