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…
29 October 2025 Statements Meloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rulesThis article is part of a series published by IPI and written by expert guest contributors from across Europe on different threats facing media freedom and independent journalism. The views…
17 October 2025 Statements Italy: Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in the countryThe undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations strongly condemn the car bomb attack on one of Italy’s leading investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci and his family. We welcome the opening of…
15 October 2025 Statements In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action PlanOn the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups are calling on the national authorities to set up…
14 October 2025 Statements IPI denounces fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun, urges swift and transparent investigationThe International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun and calls on authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to bring…
10 October 2025 Statements Georgia: As ruling party intensifies crackdown, media freedom groups demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalismThe undersigned media freedom, journalists’, and freedom of expression organisations strongly condemn the intensifying crackdown on Georgian journalists and press freedom defenders who continue to face institutional repression and physical…
25 September 2025 Statements France: MFRR condemns new resurgence of police violence against journalistsAt least six journalists have been injured since early September while covering the protests against the 2026 national budget plan. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the deliberate…
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…
31 July 2025 Statements Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s releaseAhead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday August 1, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our…
