28 April 2026 Statements Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repealThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known as the…
17 April 2026 Statements Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom caseThe Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes yesterday’s acquittal of writer and journalist Roberto Saviano in a case brought by current Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, setting…
23 March 2026 Statements Media in Serbia: Attacks and pressure are intensifyingJournalists and outlets critical of Serbia’s political leadership are consistently targeted by high-ranking state officials, with professional associations reporting a record number of physical and verbal attacks. Despite international backlash,…
20 February 2026 Statements Slovakia: MFRR partners continue to demand full justice for Kuciak assassinationAhead of the eighth anniversary of the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, the undersigned partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR)…
09 February 2026 Statements Georgia: Scrap defamation law changes and uphold freedom of expressionThe recently-introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation mark a serious regression in the protection of freedom of expression. While authorities claim that the changes are intended to address the harms…
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,…
12 November 2025 Statements Open letter regarding the dismissal of journalist Gabriele NunziatiThe undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are writing to you to express our shared concern and dismay over the decision by Agenzia Nova to terminate its…
03 November 2025 Statements Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around EuropeTo mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) honours the memory of those who have lost their…
09 October 2025 Statements Bulgaria wants to criminalise alleged privacy violationsOn 8 October 2025, Bulgaria’s parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee urgently approved, at first reading, amendments to the Criminal Code introduced by the “There Is Such a People” (ITN) party. The…
08 September 2025 Statements IPI and 16 press freedom organisations, rights groups call for the release of journalist Furkan KarabayThe International Press Institute (IPI) and the undersigned organisations strongly condemn the elongated pretrial detention of journalist Furkan Karabay, who faces a prison sentence of 6 to 15 years and…
04 September 2025 Statements Turkey: MFRR partners condemn Turkey’s broadcast regulator’s decision to silence TELE1The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the five-day broadcast blackout imposed on TELE1 since September 1, and the escalating use of censorship sanctions by RTÜK, Turkey’s broadcast regulator,…
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…
