05 December 2025 Statements Open letter to Croatian Prime Minister Plenković: MFRR raises alarm over unlawful political pressure against weekly NovostiMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium, expresses grave concern regarding recent statements by the Homeland Movement that targeted the weekly newspaper Novosti, the only print media for the Serb minority…
04 December 2025 Statements Lithuania: Media freedom groups raise alarm as political pressure campaign on LRT widensProposed legal amendments to the law governing Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT risk weakening its editorial independence and disrupting its sustainable financing, the undersigned partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid…
04 December 2025 Statements Ukraine: Peace plan must ensure accountability for crimes against journalistsAs negotiations continue over a peace plan to end the Russian war on Ukraine, Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organisations strongly oppose any proposals on granting amnesty for…
27 November 2025 Statements Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action27 November 2025 Dear President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Commissioner for Enlargement, Ms Marta Kos, We are writing to you today to express our…
26 November 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludesAnkara, November 26, 2025 – A mission delegation composed of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations has concluded a joint press freedom mission to Türkiye. The…
21 November 2025 Statements Hungary: New EU Media Board should assess Blikk acquisition by pro-government media groupThe undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Médiafórum today raise alarm about the recent acquisition of Hungary’s most-read tabloid newspaper by a pro-government media group and calls on…
21 November 2025 Statements Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principlesThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses renewed concern over the undemocratic process by which the National Assembly conducted the latest election for the Council of the Regulatory Authority…
20 November 2025 Statements Ukraine: IPI condemns unprecedented Russian attack on public broadcaster officesThe IPI global network today condemns the unprecedented Russian attack on the offices of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne in Dnipro on the night of November 17, which represents an escalation…
18 November 2025 Statements European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilienceIn the face of rising digital manipulation, shrinking civic space and collapsing media business models, the European Democracy Shield offers an important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media…
13 November 2025 Statements EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom actionThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcomes the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlights key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate…
13 November 2025 Statements Croatia: EFJ condemns court convicting assaulted journalist Melita Vrsaljko of ‘disturbing public order’On 7 November 2025, Croatian journalist Melita Vrsaljko, a contributor to Faktograf and Klimatski portal, was found guilty by the Municipal Court in Zadar, of disturbing public order after defending…
12 November 2025 Statements Open letter regarding the dismissal of journalist Gabriele NunziatiThe undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are writing to you to express our shared concern and dismay over the decision by Agenzia Nova to terminate its…
