06 May 2026 Statements Georgia: An escalating media freedom crisisSince the contested parliamentary elections in October 2024, Georgia has experienced one of the most rapid and serious deteriorations of press freedom ever seen in an EU member state or…
05 May 2026 Statements World Press Freedom Day: Six years of monitoring reveals emerging threats against media freedom in EuropeTo mark World Press Freedom Day, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is today publishing an analysis of six years of monitoring data which reveals in granular detail the most…
28 April 2026 Statements Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repealThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known as the…
22 April 2026 Statements Czech Republic: Public media funding bill raises concerns over compatibility with EMFAA new government bill which would overhaul the funding model for the Czech public media risks financially weakening the broadcasters, eroding safeguards for their financial independence and violating European Media…
22 April 2026 Library Malta: Government inaction on media reformsMalta: Government inaction on media reforms International press freedom and journalist organisations are today calling on the Maltese authorities to make long-overdue media reforms an immediate priority, and to commit…
17 April 2026 Library Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom caseItaly: Landmark ruling in press freedom case The Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes yesterday’s acquittal of writer and journalist Roberto Saviano in a case brought by current Italy’s Minister…
15 April 2026 Library Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza governmentHungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza government Media reform in Hungary must be a priority issue for the new Tisza government as it seeks to rebuild…
13 April 2026 Library Serbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of editor Slavko ĆuruvijaSerbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of editor Slavko Ćuruvija Twenty-seven years after the assassination of Serbian newspaper publisher and editor Slavko Ćuruvija in Belgrade, the undersigned media…
08 April 2026 Library Georgia: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression, demands urgent international responseGeorgia: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression, demands urgent international response The undersigned MFRR partners, and other media freedom, journalist and freedom of expression organisations today…
02 April 2026 Library Slovakia: Bill on media regulatory restructuring and public media layoffs a crucial test for EMFASlovakia: Bill on media regulatory restructuring and public media layoffs a crucial test for EMFA The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express alarm regarding a…
31 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Serbian authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalistsMedia freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight…
27 March 2026 Library Statements Hungary: Espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi ahead of elections mark another dangerous step toward Orbán’s authoritarian ruleHungary: Espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi ahead of elections mark another dangerous step toward Orbán’s authoritarian rule Hungary’s most renowned investigative journalist, Szabolcs Panyi, faces politically motivated espionage…
