ECPMF secures €350,000 BKM funding to support exiled journalists
ECPMF launches Journalists-in-Exile Programme
ECPMF kritisiert die kleine Anfrage der CDU/CSU und steht solidarisch hinter Medienorganisationen und der Zivilgesellschaft
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom

 

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation that was founded in Leipzig, Germany, 2015. It operates on the basis of  the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The vision of the Centre is a society where media freedom enables open discourse and everyone can seek, receive and impart information.

ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. We do this by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.

Phone number

You can reach the office
via: +49 172/3674990

If you would like to visit the office of ECPMF, we encourage you to make an appointment in advance. We are not able to  receive guests without appointments.

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