18 August 2021 Library Malta: Yorgen Fenech to stand trial for murder of Daphne Caruana GaliziaMalta: Yorgen Fenech to stand trial for murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prosecutors seek life imprisonment on charges of complicity in murder and criminal association. Maltese prosecutors today indicted the…
18 August 2021 Library Malta: Tycoon Yorgen Fenech to face trial for murder of Daphne Caruana GaliziaMalta: Tycoon Yorgen Fenech to face trial for murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Yorgen Fenech, a Maltese business mogul, has been indicted for the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in…
12 August 2021 Library Poland: PiS accelerates repolonization drive with passing of ‘Lex TVN’Poland: PiS accelerates repolonization drive with passing of ‘Lex TVN’ IPI urges Senate and president to reject amendment to media ownership law that targets critical broadcaster. The IPI global network…
10 August 2021 Library Poland: open letter to the Sejm in ‘lex TVN’ matterPoland: open letter to the Sejm in ‘lex TVN’ matter To: All Members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Dear honourable members of the Sejm: The undersigned international…
06 August 2021 Library Spying scandal further increases worries of Hungarian journalistsSpying scandal further increases worries of Hungarian journalists IPI Contributor Blanka Zöldi In mid-July, revelations about the abuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware sparked scandals across the world. Viktor Orbán’s…
05 August 2021 Library Disturbing pattern of violence and harassment at COVID-related protests across EuropeDisturbing pattern of violence and harassment at COVID-related protests across Europe The partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are highly concerned by a barrage of attacks and harassment…
04 August 2021 Library Poland: Stronger U.S. and EU action required over ‘lex TVN’Poland: Stronger U.S. and EU action required over ‘lex TVN’ The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls for swift and robust action by the European Union and U.S. to…
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…
