20 March 2026 Library Statements Serbia: Coordinated smear campaign by the Centre for Social Stability requires urgent response from authoritiesSerbia: Coordinated smear campaign by the Centre for Social Stability requires urgent response from authorities Over the past month, the Centre for Social Stability, a non-governmental organisation known for targeting…
20 March 2026 Library Statements Serbia: Media freedom mission to probe longstanding challenges and advocate for reformSerbia: Media freedom mission to probe longstanding challenges and advocate for reform On 26-27 March 2026, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and of the Council of…
12 March 2026 Library Georgia: New laws threaten to paralyze independent mediaGeorgia: New laws threaten to paralyze independent media The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemns the Georgian parliament’s adoption of a sweeping new legislative package that criminalises foreign funding…
11 March 2026 Library Statements Italy: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosionItaly: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosion Media freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of…
10 March 2026 Library Statements Systemic Siege of Independent Journalism in Türkiye: Media Freedom Mission Report 2025Systemic Siege of Independent Journalism in Türkiye: Media Freedom Mission Report 2025 A coalition of eight international press freedom organisations, including ECPMF and OBCT as part of MFRR, conducted the…
08 March 2026 Library Statements Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalistsGender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists To mark International Women’s Day, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) published alarming data highlighting the continued and systematic targeting…
06 March 2026 Library North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedomNorth Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative…
02 March 2026 Library Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prisonGreece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prison The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the recent criminal convictions handed down by a Greek court…
24 February 2026 Library Statements Ukraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly professionUkraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly profession On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response…
20 February 2026 Library Statements Slovakia: MFRR partners continue to demand full justice for Kuciak assassinationSlovakia: MFRR partners continue to demand full justice for Kuciak assassination Ahead of the eighth anniversary of the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová,…
20 February 2026 Library Statements Turkey: Media freedom, freedom of expression and human rights groups urge authorities to release and drop charges against journalist Alican UludağTurkey: Media freedom, freedom of expression and human rights groups urge authorities to release and drop charges against journalist Alican Uludağ The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression and human…
19 February 2026 Library Italy: MFRR to conduct follow-up media freedom mission to RomeItaly: MFRR to conduct follow-up media freedom mission to Rome The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an advocacy mission to Rome, Italy, on 9–10 March 2026 to…
