22 October 2024 Library Belgium: Serious concerns over cases of preventive censorship involving four media outletsBelgium: Serious concerns over cases of preventive censorship involving four media outlets The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners strongly condemn the numerous judicial decisions aimed at preventing the publication…
21 October 2024 Library Study reveals 40% of lawsuits against Croatian journalists are SLAPPsOver a thousand lawsuits filed between 2016 and 2023 against journalists and media outlets, nearly half of which are SLAPPs, or strategic lawsuits against public participation. These are frivolous lawsuits…
18 October 2024 Library Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık RadyoTurkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık Radyo The MFRR partners, along with 56 press freedom and freedom…
16 October 2024 Library Tribute to Daphne Caruana GaliziaWe are here to pay tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia and all courageous journalists threatened for their work Brussels, 16 October 2024. On 16 October at 12 pm in front…
15 October 2024 Library Serbian judge’s lawsuits set to chill press freedomSerbian judge’s lawsuits set to chill press freedom The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) expresses grave concern regarding the legal threats facing the Serbian investigative news organization KRIK and its…
14 October 2024 Library Ukraine: MFRR and partners mourn death and demand justice for Victoria RoshchynaUkraine: MFRR and partners mourn death and demand justice for Victoria Roshchyna The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organizations today mourn the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna,…
10 October 2024 Library Cyprus pauses fake news law to consult media stakeholdersCyprus pauses fake news law to consult media stakeholders The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium welcomes the decision to pause the passage of the law criminalizing fake news and…
08 October 2024 Library SafeJournalists and MFRR: Smear campaigns against independent media and civil society organizations must stopSafeJournalists and MFRR: Smear campaigns against independent media and civil society organizations must stop SafeJournalists Network and organizations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) strongly condemn the attacks on…
08 October 2024 Library Polish journalism stuck at the crossroadsPolish journalism stuck at the crossroads On 16–17 September 2024, the MFRR partner organisations conducted an advocacy mission to Warsaw, Poland, as a follow-up to the fact-finding mission of 2023.…
04 October 2024 Library Slovakia’s Prime Minister launches SLAPP case against leading investigative journalistSlovakia’s Prime Minister launches SLAPP case against leading investigative journalist Media freedom groups today condemned the legal action taken by the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, against the editor…
03 October 2024 Library Mettere a tacere il quarto potere: la deriva democratica dell’ItaliaReport di missione: Mettere a tacere il quarto potere: la deriva democratica dell’Italia La libertà dei media in Italia è sotto attacco, una deriva caratterizzata da una crescente interferenza politica…
01 October 2024 Library Italy: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independenceItaly: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independence The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) backs concerns expressed over the editorial independence of Italian public broadcaster RAI. The MFRR further insists…
