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…
29 November 2021 Library Poland: Journalist must not be jailed for refusing to disclose sourcePoland: Journalist must not be jailed for refusing to disclose source MFRR urges district prosecutor to drop legal case. The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today…
29 November 2021 Library France: EFJ statement on four journalists who were shot at in MartiniqueFrance: EFJ statement on four journalists who were shot at in Martinique Four French journalists covering the protests against the Covid-19 rules and civil unrest in Martinique have been fired…
29 November 2021 Library MFRR to hold press freedom mission to GreeceMFRR to hold press freedom mission to Greece The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will hold an online fact-finding mission to Greece in the first half of December to assess…
25 November 2021 Library Slovenia: Concerns over controversial changes to RTV programmingSlovenia: Concerns over controversial changes to RTV programming The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express concern over proposed modifications to news programming at the Slovenian…
19 November 2021 Library Greece: Answers needed over alleged state surveillance of journalistGreece: Answers needed over alleged state surveillance of journalist Intelligence service leak reveals monitoring of investigative platform and journalist in Greece. The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response…
19 November 2021 Library Poland: Journalists must be allowed access to Belarus borderPoland: Journalists must be allowed access to Belarus border Reporting crews facing increasing intimidation by border guards. The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today call on…
18 November 2021 Library Dutch journalist forced to leave Greece after threats and intimidationDutch journalist forced to leave Greece after threats and intimidation The IPI global network today expresses regret over the involuntary departure of Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel from Greece, after she…
