06 October 2026 Statements Slovenia: Authorities urged to refrain from adopting changes that would weaken public mediaOn October 11, Slovenians will vote on a referendum on whether to abolish the licence fee that funds their public broadcaster. In addition, a draft law is moving forward that…
02 February 2026 Statements Georgia: Restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalistsThe MFRR partners strongly condemn the proposals of the Georgian Dream (GD) ruling party to implement a series of legislative amendments that would impose additional restrictions and penalties on recipients…
22 January 2026 Statements Public letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT requires urgent action from Office of High RepresentativeMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners have voiced serious concern today in a public letter to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, over the lack of political…
05 December 2025 Statements Open letter to Croatian Prime Minister Plenković: MFRR raises alarm over unlawful political pressure against weekly NovostiMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium, expresses grave concern regarding recent statements by the Homeland Movement that targeted the weekly newspaper Novosti, the only print media for the Serb minority…
27 November 2025 Statements Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action27 November 2025 Dear President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Commissioner for Enlargement, Ms Marta Kos, We are writing to you today to express our…
07 May 2025 Statements Croatia: Weekly Novosti faces drastic funding cuts amid political pressureThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today condemn the drastic annual cuts in funding for the weekly magazine Novosti, the only print media for the Serb minority in Croatia…
19 February 2025 Statements USAID suspension in BiH, a hard blow to media and civil societyThe suspension of the US government’s international aid programmes, one of the first decisions taken by Donald Trump after taking office, has triggered a wave of uncertainty around the world,…