MFRR Monitoring Report 2022 – 813 media freedom violations…
Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) have published the latest MFRR Monitoring Report, analysing the 813 media freedom violations recorded in Europe in 2022.
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Bulgarian far-right party’s ‘foreign agent’ bill sparks media freedom…
Partners of the MFRR have expressed alarm over a draft law submitted to Bulgarian parliament by the far-right Vazrazhdane (Revival) party which would introduce a Russian-style “foreign agent” law involving potential sanctions for media outlets that receive funding from abroad.
How Slovak politicians did not learn from the murder…
In Slovakia, recent legal reforms show promise for improving media freedom, yet discrediting attacks on journalists continue.
Italy: Journalists brace for impact as Giorgia Meloni’s new…
Italy: Journalists brace for impact as Giorgia Meloni’s new government begins Questions over how new administration will handle press freedom challenges By IPI contributor Christian Elia “On World Press Freedom Day my thanks go to the many journalists who fight for the truth. We will always be at their side against all forms of censorship
Slovakia: Government pushes ahead with ambitious media reform program
Slovakia has passed important legislative changes which will ensure a better media environment closer to standards outlined by the EU Media Freedom Act.
Greece: Full scale of surveillance on journalists must be…
The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today back calls for the testing of mobile devices belonging to journalists in Greece who suspect they may have been targets of intrusive spyware or other advanced surveillance.
Serbia: REM’s awarding of TV licences underscores media pluralism…
Partners of the MFRR have expressed concern about the Serbian Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM)’s decision to award TV licenses to media outlets all supportive of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party.
Poland: Ombudsman must appeal acquisition of newspaper by state-controlled…
Poland: Ombudsman must appeal acquisition of newspaper by state-controlled oil company Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) have written to Marcin Wiącek, Polish Human Rights Ombudsman, expressing concern at his decision to refrain from appealing the acquisition of regional newspaper publisher Polska Press by PKN Orlen, a state-controlled media company. Office of the
Czech Republic: Independence of public broadcasters must be insulated…
Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) have published a statement urging the Czech Government to come good on its promises to strengthen the independence of public broadcasters and to seize the opportunity to put press freedom at the centre of its EU presidency programme.
IPI publishes report on media capture in the Czech…
New government must help strengthen media independence and pluralism. The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a new report on media freedom and independence in the Czech Republic. The report focuses on the spread of media capture under the former government of Andrej Babiš and sets forth recommendations for the new government of Petr Fiala to reform and strengthen independence and pluralism in the media sector.
