10 August 2022 Library Malta: IPI supports Shift News in unprecedented freedom of information battleMalta: IPI supports Shift News in unprecedented freedom of information battle The International Press Institute (IPI) and its global network stand behind our member The Shift News as it faces…
08 August 2022 Library Serbia: REM’s awarding of TV licences underscores media pluralism and media diversity failureSerbia: REM’s awarding of TV licences underscores media pluralism and media diversity failure Partners of the MFRR have expressed concern about the Serbian Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM)’s decision…
08 August 2022 Library Greece: EFJ demands full disclosure on illegal surveillance of journalistsGreece: EFJ demands full disclosure on illegal surveillance of journalists The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemns the legal actions aimed at muzzling and intimidating the press in the context of the…
04 August 2022 Library Poland: Ombudsman must appeal acquisition of newspaper by state-controlled oil companyPoland: Ombudsman must appeal acquisition of newspaper by state-controlled oil company Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) have written to Marcin Wiącek, Polish Human Rights Ombudsman, expressing concern…
29 July 2022 Library Tackling Impunity: Lessons from the Public Inquiry into the Assassination of Daphne Caruana GaliziaTackling Impunity: Lessons from the Public Inquiry into the Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia The murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe and was a grim…
28 July 2022 Library Malta: Public Inquiry report recommendations must be implementedMalta: Public Inquiry report recommendations must be implemented A year on from the publication of the Public Inquiry report into the assassination of Malta’s leading investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia,…
19 July 2022 Library Hungary: Media freedom groups welcome EU court referral over Klubrádió frequencyHungary: Media freedom groups welcome EU court referral over Klubrádió frequency Together with media freedom and freedom of expression organisations, today MFRR partners welcome the European Commission’s decision to refer Hungary…
13 July 2022 Library Greece: Real Group media offices targeted in arson attackGreece: Real Group media offices targeted in arson attack The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today join the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN) in…
11 July 2022 Library Chance for Czech Presidency of EU to champion media freedomChance for Czech Presidency of EU to champion media freedom Seventeen media freedom and freedom of expression organisations from across Europe wrote to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to urge…
06 July 2022 Library Albania: MFRR partners join an open letter to Prime Minister Edi RamaAlbania: MFRR partners join an open letter to Prime Minister Edi Rama The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today join an open letter to Prime Minister…
01 July 2022 Library Netherlands: Press freedom organisations welcome policy debate on media freedom and journalists’ safetyNetherlands: Press freedom organisations welcome policy debate on media freedom and journalists’ safety The partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and other undersigned press freedom organisations welcome the…
01 July 2022 Library Greece: MFRR partners welcome acquittal of journalists in Novartis criminal caseGreece: MFRR partners welcome acquittal of journalists in Novartis criminal case The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcome the resounding exoneration of four Greek journalists…
