29 July 2021 Library North Macedonia: Justice Minister introduces amendments to increase protection of journalistsNorth Macedonia: Justice Minister introduces amendments to increase protection of journalists Penalties for attacks on journalists will be toughened in North Macedonia, Justice Ministry Bojan Maricic announced on 27 July 2021. The…
28 July 2021 Library EU Rule of Law report: Little bark, no biteEU Rule of Law report: Little bark, no bite On 20 July, the European Commission published the 2021 Rule of Law Report. The document, which is the outcome of months…
23 July 2021 Library Turkey: Concern over proposals to introduce new regulation of “fake” and “foreign-funded” newsTurkey: Concern over proposals to introduce new regulation of “fake” and “foreign-funded” news The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and undersigned partner organisations are concerned about and condemn recent statements…
20 July 2021 Library Hungary: MFRR highly alarmed by Pegasus surveillance revelationsHungary: MFRR highly alarmed by Pegasus surveillance revelations The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is highly alarmed by the revelations by a consortium led by French NGO Forbidden Stories about…
19 July 2021 Library Cyprus: TV station attacked by crowd protesting Covid measures and vaccinationCyprus: TV station attacked by crowd protesting Covid measures and vaccination A large crowd of demonstrators against new Covid-19 measures and mandatory vaccination attacked the Cypriot TV station Sigma TV…
15 July 2021 Library Death of Dutch journalist Peter de Vries a sad day for EuropeDeath of Dutch journalist Peter de Vries a sad day for Europe IPI expresses sorrow at loss of courageous crime reporter The IPI global network for press freedom today expressed…
15 July 2021 Library Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries dies after shootingDutch journalist Peter R. de Vries dies after shooting Update (15/07/2021) Peter R. de Vries passed away on 15 July 2021, RTL announced on Twitter. Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries is…
14 July 2021 Library Poland: Independent media under attack again as PiS moves against TVN24Poland: Independent media under attack again as PiS moves against TVN24 Draft bill plans to limit non-European ownership of Polish media The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed grave concern…
13 July 2021 Library Albania: Concern after government ally elected to head key media regulatorAlbania: Concern after government ally elected to head key media regulator The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses deep concern about the future impartiality and independence of Albania’s Audiovisual…
08 July 2021 Library “When journalists can no longer report without fear, it affects us all”: An interview with investigative reporter Benedikt Strunz about the attack on Peter de Vries“When journalists can no longer report without fear, it affects us all” An interview with investigative reporter Benedikt Strunz about the attack on Peter de Vries When leaving the TV…
08 July 2021 Library UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor released from extradition hellUK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor released from extradition hell We are delighted to announce that on Wednesday 7 July 2021, Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Malenica formally rejected the request by Monaco…
08 July 2021 Library Germany: Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside his apartment in BerlinGermany: Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside his apartment in Berlin On 7 July, exiled Turkish journalist Erk Acarer was attacked with “fists and knives” outside his apartment in Berlin. Acarer has lived…
