20 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Serbia: Media freedom mission to probe longstanding challenges and advocate for reformOn 26-27 March 2026, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and of the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists will…
11 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Italy: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosionMedia freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware…
24 February 2026 Statements Ukraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly professionOn the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) hail the continued courage of journalists in the country who…
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)…
18 February 2026 Monitoring Media Freedom Monitoring Report 2025Europe’s media freedom landscape faced sustained pressure in 2025, with attacks on journalists, legal harassment, and political interference continuing across the continent. The new MFRR Monitoring Report 2025 documents 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,…
23 January 2026 Statements MFRR welcomes European Democracy Shield draft report and proposes further protections for journalistsThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners welcome the European Commission’s EU Democracy Shield initiative and the European Parliament’s Special Committee’s Rapporteur’s draft report published on 21 January. While the…
21 January 2026 Statements IPI condemns arrest of journalist Nedim Oruç, calls for his immediate releaseThe International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the arrest and arbitrary detention of journalist Nedim Oruç on terrorism-related charges and calls on Turkish authorities to release him immediately with all…
19 January 2026 Statements Romania: IPI calls for impartial investigation as coordinated smear campaign targets journalist Emilia ȘercanThe International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the online smears, harassment and death threats targeting IPI member and prominent Romanian investigative journalist Emilia Șercan following her reporting on alleged plagiarism…
13 January 2026 Statements Slovakia: IPI condemns violent attack on prominent media commentatorThe International Press Institute (IPI) today unequivocally condemns the recent physical attack against well-known Slovak media commentator Peter Schutz, who was hospitalised and underwent surgery for a fractured femur after…
12 December 2025 Statements EU’s dangerous ‘Return Hubs’ policy: A threat to journalists in exileThe EU’s new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile. As such, it undermines the very principles of press freedom and…
10 December 2025 Statements MFRR Summit 2025 report on media freedom in EuropeThis report offers a recap of the discussions and key takeaways from the MFRR Summit 2025. This year’s Summit fed into EU Democracy Shield policy discussions, highlighting journalism as vital…
