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…
26 March 2026 Statements Joint letter to EU: Current visa policies obstruct Turkish journalists’ mobilityThe undersigned MFRR partners and other press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organizations sent the following letter to the EU officials, regarding the long-standing visa problems faced…
25 March 2026 Statements Czech Republic: IPI advocacy mission to Prague raises alarm over looming media freedom threatsOn 10–11 March, the International Press Institute (IPI) conducted an advocacy mission to Prague together with the IPI National Committee in the Czech Republic (CZ IPI), during which we met…
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 March 2026 Statements Serbia: Coordinated smear campaign by the Centre for Social Stability requires urgent response from authoritiesOver the past month, the Centre for Social Stability, a non-governmental organisation known for targeting independent journalists, intensified its ongoing smear campaign against Veran Matić, President of the Association of…
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…
10 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Systemic Siege of Independent Journalism in Türkiye: Media Freedom Mission Report 2025A coalition of eight international press freedom organisations, including ECPMF and OBCT as part of MFRR, conducted the seventh joint mission to Türkiye from 24-26 November 2025 in Ankara. The…
06 March 2026 Statements North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedomA recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for media freedom in the country which should…
02 March 2026 Statements Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prisonThe International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the recent criminal convictions handed down by a Greek court to four individuals from surveillance firm Intellexa whose Predator spyware was used to illegally…
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)…
