Italy criminal defamation as part of wider legislative reform
MFRR partners call for the abolition of prison sentences for criminal defamation as part of necessary and overdue legislative reform.
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MFRR joins call for EU to prioritise rule of…
On Wednesday, MFRR partners and other media freedom organisations called on the European Commission to strengthen its fifth annual rule of law report.
1,117 media freedom alerts in the past year –…
The partners from the MFRR consortium today publish the latest edition of its Monitoring Report which documents press freedom violations from January to December 2023.
Safeguarding women journalists in the digital age
On International Women’s Day, MFRR coalition partners publish a critical examination of attacks against women journalists in the European Union and candidate countries.
MFRR highlights threats to media freedom in EU Commission’s…
Updates on some of the biggest developments and threats to media freedom and pluralism across European Union Member States throughout 2023 were submitted to the EU Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report by partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).
Slovakia: New PM rages against media while Culture Minister…
Robert Fico and his Smer party have returned to power in Slovakia. The politician who was forced to resign as prime minister after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak in 2018 is back at the head of a new governing coalition creating deep unease among Slovakia’s journalists about the future for media freedoms and public service journalism.
Monitoring Report – 575 media freedom violations in the…
Today the MFRR publish the latest edition of the consortium’s monitoring report, compiling and analysing all media freedom violations recorded on Mapping Media Freedom between January and June 2023 in all EU Member States and candidate countries.
Preventive wiretaps: A violation of the right of defence?
After the book by former journalists Bisignani and Madron, which talks about 400 politicians and journalists controlled by the services, the alarm came from former MP Marco Cappato, who fears being under surveillance. The government denies, but the debate is about the law that regulates preventive wiretapping rather than the specific case.
Media-Democracy Nexus in the European Space
On 17 October 2023, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will host a high-level conference in Rome, Italy and online to explore the intersection between media and rule of law across Europe from different thematic angles, geographic and/or professional backgrounds.
For a transnational anti-SLAPP network: Countering gags on public…
On October 16, 2023, the first public event of CASE Italia dedicated to countering SLAPPs will take place in Rome. Speakers include journalists, activists, experts in the field, and representatives of a range of organisations advocating for freedom of expression.
