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 Statements Malta: Government inaction on media reformsInternational press freedom and journalist organisations are today calling on the Maltese authorities to make long-overdue media reforms an immediate priority, and to commit to meaningful and transparent collaboration with…
17 April 2026 Statements Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom caseThe Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes yesterday’s acquittal of writer and journalist Roberto Saviano in a case brought by current Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, setting…
15 April 2026 Statements Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza governmentMedia reform in Hungary must be a priority issue for the new Tisza government as it seeks to rebuild the country’s severely eroded checks and balances and rejoin the European…
13 April 2026 Statements Serbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of editor Slavko ĆuruvijaTwenty-seven years after the assassination of Serbian newspaper publisher and editor Slavko Ćuruvija in Belgrade, the undersigned media freedom organisations mark the upcoming anniversary of the killing by lamenting the…
08 April 2026 Statements Georgia: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression, demands urgent international responseThe undersigned MFRR partners, and other media freedom, journalist and freedom of expression organisations today condemn the arrest and deportation of Afgan Sadygov, founder of Azerbaijani news outlet and youtube…
02 April 2026 Statements Slovakia: Bill on media regulatory restructuring and public media layoffs a crucial test for EMFAThe undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express alarm regarding a legislative proposal by the Slovak government currently being reviewed by the parliament that aims to…
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 Statements Hungary: Espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi ahead of elections mark another dangerous step toward Orbán’s authoritarian ruleHungary’s most renowned investigative journalist, Szabolcs Panyi, faces politically motivated espionage charges after revealing Russian interference in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s election campaign. The undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom…
26 March 2026 Statements MFRR’s vision for the European Centre for Democratic ResilienceThe partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) have called on the European Commission and EU Member States to ensure that the governance and operational structure of the…
