Albania: MFRR urges government to scrap new Media and…
MFRR partners have serious concerns about plans for a new agency that would centralise control over the government’s public relations within a single entity
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Albania: Concern after government ally elected to head key…
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses deep concern about the future impartiality and independence of Albania’s Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) following the election of a close associate of the ruling Socialist Party to head the media regulator.
Albania: MFRR partners concerned about restrictions on access to…
Concerns over new restrictions for journalists and media workers in access to Parliament
Albania: Defence Minister’s Chief of Cabinet issues legal threat…
ECPMF, as part of the MFRR, is concerned about legal proceedings initiated by the Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Defence, against journalist Juljana Ristani, who published a story on undue interference with lists of nominees for educational bursaries in the context of a public competition held by the Ministry of Defence.
Albania: Private companies are not immune from press scrutiny…
The continued use of legal threats in Albania against journalists and media workers threatens media and press freedom. As part of the MFRR, ECPMF condemns these attempts to silence critical reporting through the abuse of Albania’s legal system.
Albania: ECPMF condemns bomb attack and calls for effective…
ECPMF as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemns the bomb attack on the home of Albanian journalist Elidon Ndreka early in the morning of 30th October.
MFRR partners write letter of concern to Albanian government…
MFRR partner write to the Albanian Parliament regarding the proposed amendments to Albania’s audio visual laws that ignore recommendations from the Venice Commission and Albanian civil society
Albania: public information becomes a casualty of COVID-19
MFRR partner, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) outlines how Albania has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what that means for media freedom
Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists
To mark International Women’s Day, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) published alarming data highlighting the continued and systematic targeting of women journalists through gender-based violence in Europe.
Croatia: EFJ condemns court convicting assaulted journalist Melita Vrsaljko…
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 herself from a physical attack that occurred in July 2024 while she was reporting on illegal waste dumping.
