31 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Serbian authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalistsMedia freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight…
05 December 2025 Country reports Monitoring Spain: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today publish a new report examining the level of media capture in Spain and the country’s compliance with…
27 June 2025 Statements Slovakia: Media capture deepens as government tightens grip on public and private mediaSystematic dismantling of media freedom in Slovakia demands urgent EU action. IPI’s global network today raises alarm over Slovakia’s ongoing and steady decline in media freedom. In recent months,…
02 May 2025 Advocacy missions Country reports Serbia: Media freedom in a state of emergencyOn the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today shares alarming findings about the deteriorating state of press and media freedom in Serbia. The…
29 July 2024 Country reports Mission Report – Silencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s Democratic DriftMedia freedom in Italy is under threat, with rising political interference and legal harassment of journalists. Ahead of the 2024 EU elections, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) conducted an…