Organisations call on Russia to provide an enabling environment for journalists covering the Moscow protests

22.08.2019, MoscowA coalition of eight media freedom and journalists’ organisations are calling on Russian authorities to immediately stop the harassment of journalists covering the recent protests in Moscow.more information

A beautiful tragedy - murdered journalist Lyra McKee's book is published posthumously

09.08.2019, BelfastLyra McKee was an investigative reporter who specialised in the untold stories of people caught up in Northern Ireland’s long civil war known as The Troubles. She was shot dead in Derry (also known as Londonderry) during rioting in April 2019.more information

How I paid my debt of solidarity for Kurdish media

Ayse Duzkan is a Turkish journalist who went to prison for her part in the solidarity campaign for Özgür Gündem. For the ECPMF, she wrote about the reasons for her commitment to Kurdish media.more information

Fighting for freedom of information on Julian Assange is a long battle for Italian journalist

07.08.2019, RomeAn Italian journalist faces financial hardship after her Freedom of Information requests for correspondence about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are being subjected to long-running legal battlesmore information

Finland's press freedom under pressure from politicians and lack of transparency

27.07.2019, HelsinkiFinland holds the presidency of the council of the EU for the next six months. What does it mean for press freedom? The ECPMF talked to Salla Vuorikoski, a leading Finnish investigative journalist who resigned from the publish Finnish broadcaster YLE.more information

Joint statement: No to Albanian "anti-defamation" package

26.07.2019 - AlbaniaAlong with four other media freedom organisations, the ECPMF signed a joint statement, raising concern over the amendments of the "anti-defamation" package and calling the Albanian government to withdraw two bills of the law draft.more information

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