10 August 2026 Statements Albania: The planned GJKKO Regulation represents an alarming regression in judicial transparency and media freedomThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) project, joins its Albanian affiliate, the Association of Journalists of Albania (AGSH), in raising concerns over the new internal Regulation of the Special Court…
15 June 2026 Statements Albania: Elected officials must refrain from public targeting and delegitimisation of media organisationsThe undersigned organisations express concern over the public targeting and ethnic delegitimisation of Kristina Voko, the Executive Director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Albania (BIRN Albania), by Ardit Bino, a…
07 May 2026 Statements Albania: Fresh concerns over journalist’s safety following suspected arson attackThe International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the suspected arson attack which destroyed the car of journalist Sami Curri and calls on Albanian authorities to carry out a thorough investigation to…
09 February 2026 Statements Albania: Democratic reform of public broadcaster RTSH remains only viable optionUsing funding cuts, suspension, or closure as reform tools violates EU principles for public service media. MFRR partners join the undersigned Albanian and international media freedom and journalist organisations in…
27 January 2026 Statements Amendments to Albania’s Criminal Code must be strengthened to ensure full decriminalisation of defamationThe undersigned organisations of the SafeJournalists Network, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today stress that recent amendments to Albania’s Criminal Code, though positive,…
19 September 2025 Statements Open Letter on Improving Journalists’ Access to the Albanian ParliamentThirty media freedom and civil society organisations – including the SafeJournalists Network, MFRR partners, RSF and leading Albanian groups – have urged the Albanian Parliament to drop proposals that would…
25 August 2025 Statements Albania: Media freedom groups write to authorities over Focus Media Group obstructionAlarm raised over non compliance with a recent decision by court in Tirana. To: Ministry of Interior Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation (MEKI) Ministry of Justice State Police Bailiff…
12 August 2025 Statements Albania: Urgent answers needed on Focus Media Group blockade and journalists’ right to workWe, the SafeJournalists Network, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and Albanian media freedom organisations, express shared concern over the police blockade and subsequent…
22 May 2025 Library Albania: MFRR and SafeJournalists condemn blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary electionsAlbania: MFRR and SafeJournalists condemn blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary elections The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) today raise alarm over numerous incidents of…
29 April 2025 Library Constitutional Court of Albania Strengthens Freedom of Expression in Elton Qyno CaseConstitutional Court of Albania Strengthens Freedom of Expression in Elton Qyno Case Joint Statement by the SafeJournalists Network, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without…
11 March 2025 Library TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general electionsSafeJournalists Network and Media Freedom Rapid Response: TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general elections SafeJournalists Network (SJN), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, and…
05 April 2024 Library Media in Albania, under the blows of powerMedia in Albania, under the blows of power The recent angry attack by the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama against a journalist has brought the constant pressure and intimidation that…
