23 January 2026 Statements MFRR welcomes European Democracy Shield draft report and proposes further protections for journalistsThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners welcome the European Commission’s EU Democracy Shield initiative and the European Parliament’s Special Committee’s Rapporteur’s draft report published on 21 January. While the…
23 January 2026 Statements Malta: Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murderThe undersigned international media freedom and journalist organisations welcome the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, the two men who supplied the bomb used to…
22 January 2026 Statements Public letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT requires urgent action from Office of High RepresentativeMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners have voiced serious concern today in a public letter to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, over the lack of political…
21 January 2026 Statements IPI condemns arrest of journalist Nedim Oruç, calls for his immediate releaseThe International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the arrest and arbitrary detention of journalist Nedim Oruç on terrorism-related charges and calls on Turkish authorities to release him immediately with all…
19 January 2026 Statements Romania: IPI calls for impartial investigation as coordinated smear campaign targets journalist Emilia ȘercanThe International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the online smears, harassment and death threats targeting IPI member and prominent Romanian investigative journalist Emilia Șercan following her reporting on alleged plagiarism…
13 January 2026 Statements Slovakia: IPI condemns violent attack on prominent media commentatorThe International Press Institute (IPI) today unequivocally condemns the recent physical attack against well-known Slovak media commentator Peter Schutz, who was hospitalised and underwent surgery for a fractured femur after…
12 January 2026 Statements Czechia: Media freedom groups urge Czechia’s government to uphold public media’s independenceAs Czechia’s new government prepares to reshape the funding and governance of its public broadcasters, press freedom groups caution that replacing the licence fee with state budget funding would expose…
17 December 2025 Statements Lithuania: IPI warns over increasing pressure on independent public service broadcastingIndependent public service broadcasting in Lithuania is under increasing threat after the recent passing of a rushed legislative amendment which makes it easier to remove the director general of Lithuanian…
17 December 2025 Statements Slovenia: Information Commissioner should cease procedure against investigative newsroom OštroThe International Press Institute (IPI) and the Slovene Association of Journalists (DNS) today sent a letter to the Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia in regard to the ongoing…
12 December 2025 Statements Hungary: IPI welcomes EU legal action over violations of European Media Freedom ActThe International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the launching of legal action by the European Commission against Hungary over its systematic violation of new rules set out in the European…
12 December 2025 Statements EU’s dangerous ‘Return Hubs’ policy: A threat to journalists in exileThe EU’s new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile. As such, it undermines the very principles of press freedom and…
10 December 2025 Statements MFRR Summit 2025 report on media freedom in EuropeThis report offers a recap of the discussions and key takeaways from the MFRR Summit 2025. This year’s Summit fed into EU Democracy Shield policy discussions, highlighting journalism as vital…
