17 December 2021 Library ARTICLE 19 published Report on Spain: SLAPPs – legal harassment against journalistsArticle 19 published Report on Spain: SLAPPs – legal harassment against journalists Journalists and media outlets in Spain are facing multiple lawsuits for exposing corruption, reporting on matters of public…
17 December 2021 Library Germany: MFRR expresses concern over rising attacks against journalists covering protestsGermany: MFRR expresses concern over rising attacks against journalists covering protests The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express their concern about the increasing number of…
16 December 2021 Library EFJ Statement on Croatia: fact-checking portal Faktograf.hr threatened with death and lawsuitsEFJ Statement on Croatia after fact-checking portal Faktograf.hr got threatened with death and lawsuits The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined its affiliates in Croatia and the SafeJournalists Network in condemning the threats received…
16 December 2021 Library EFJ Statement: Italian journalists locked up by Romanian anti-vax senatorEFJ statement on Italian journalists locked up by Romanian anti-vax senator A reporter and her crew working for Italian public broadcaster RAI were held in a Bucharest police station for several hours…
16 December 2021 Library EFJ Statement on Denmark: Intelligence services warn media against publishing classified informationEFJ Statement on Denmark: Intelligence services warn media against publishing classified information Danish intelligence services warned the Danish media companies JP/Politikens Hus, Berlingske Media and DR Nyheder not to publish…
07 December 2021 Library Video: How Hungary’s state media interviews Orbán (Telex)Video: How Hungary’s state media interviews Orbán (Telex) Viktor Orbán ignores questions from independent news outlets. But he’s happy to speak to state-controlled media that lob softball questions his way,…
07 December 2021 Library Malta: MFRR expresses concern at anonymisation of court judgementsMalta: MFRR expresses concern at anonymisation of court judgements The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to Prime Minister of Malta Dr. Robert…
03 December 2021 Library Serbia: MFRR welcomes renewed convictions for murder of Slavko ĆuruvijaSerbia: MFRR welcomes renewed convictions for murder of Slavko Ćuruvija The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcome the confirmed guilty verdicts handed down to four…
02 December 2021 Library Serbia: Penal Code amendments require open and comprehensive debateSerbia: Penal Code amendments require open and comprehensive debate The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) and the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights in…
01 December 2021 Library After Czech elections, new push for public media independence (HlídacíPes)After Czech elections, new push for public media independence (HlídacíPes) Vojtěch Berger, HlidaciPes.org The nationalization of the Czech Television and the Czech Radio has not taken place yet. On the…
01 December 2021 Library The shredding of the free press in Hungary (Telex)The shredding of the free press in Hungary (Telex) Viktor Orbán’s takeover of the media didn’t come overnight. It’s been a long time in the making. Hungary’s Telex.hu traces the…
01 December 2021 Library Poland: Journalist’s criminal defamation conviction may impair freedom of expressionPoland: Journalist’s criminal defamation conviction may impair freedom of expression The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) express deep concern over the recent judgement in the case…
