08 March 2026 Statements Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalistsTo 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.…
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 EU: MFRR contributes to European Union annual Rule of Law reportMFRR partners share a statement condemning the threats and attacks against journalists and media workers when covering demonstrations and protests in Germany, France, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy. The…
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,…
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…
28 October 2025 Statements Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargementTo advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and proving…
13 October 2025 Statements Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western BalkansAgainst the backdrop of a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis across the region, most prominently in Serbia, a coalition of international media freedom, journalists’ and freedom of expression organisations calls…
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…
18 September 2025 13:00 CETTaking stock: 709 attacks on media freedom in the first six months of 2025Between January and June 2025, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) documented 709 press freedom violations against 1249 media workers in 36 European countries. In this webinar, we will take a look at what types of attacks media workers faced, who attacked them, and in what context. We will zoom…
16 September 2025 Monitoring Monitoring Report January-June 2025This Monitoring Report takes stock of the press freedom situation in 36 EU Member States and candidate countries during the first six months of 2025. Between January and June, the…