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…
08 August 2025 Statements Bosnia and Herzegovina: We demand immediate release and charges to be dropped for journalist Nataša Miljanović ZubacAs part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined forces with the Safety of Journalists Network (SJN) to call for the immediate release…
21 July 2025 Statements EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedomFollowing the publication of the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls on the EU to act on the alarming findings to…
17 July 2025 Statements SafeJournalists and MFRR: Closure of Al Jazeera Balkans is a Major Blow to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the RegionThe SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform express deep concern and solidarity with over 200 journalists and media workers affected by the sudden announcement of the…
22 May 2025 Statements Albania: MFRR and SafeJournalists condemn blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary electionsThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) today raise alarm over numerous incidents of intimidation and obstruction faced by journalists covering the Albanian parliamentary elections. Since…
03 May 2025 Statements Europe at a crossroads: Defending democracy depends on defending media freedomOn this World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners express solidarity with all journalists and media professionals who face threats, intimidation, and attacks for their…
29 April 2025 Statements Constitutional Court of Albania Strengthens Freedom of Expression in Elton Qyno CaseJoint Statement by the SafeJournalists Network, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), welcoming the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania, which…
11 March 2025 Statements TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general electionsSafeJournalists Network (SJN), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, and civil society organisations express serious concern regarding the Albanian Council of Ministers’ decision on March 6, 2025, to suspend…
05 March 2025 Statements Bosnia and Herzegovina: MFRR and SJN condemn adoption of foreign agent legislation in Bosnia’s entity Republika SrpskaThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and SafeJournalists Network (SJN) strongly condemn the adoption of legislation in the Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina which will establish a…
20 February 2025 Statements Georgia: Free Mzia TodayThe undersigned journalists, newsrooms, press freedom advocates, human rights defenders, and journalists’ organisations, call upon the Georgian authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been on hunger…
17 February 2025 Statements Denmark: Condemnation of legal threats against Danwatch by Ingosstrakh and ELWIWe, the undersigned media freedom and journalists’ organizations, express our condemnation of the legal threats issued by the Moscow-based law firm ELWI on behalf of the Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh…