As deadline passes, MFRR renews call for urgent transposition of EU Anti SLAPP Directive
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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.

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At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

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Statement on the persecution of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

ECPMF joins human rights organisations in calling for urgent action against the systematic persecution, unlawful detention and silencing of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

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Feindbild Journalist:in 10: Journalismus zwischen Anfeindungen und struktureller Prekarität

Journalismus in Deutschland in 2025: 34 Angriffe auf Journalist:innen, Gewalt bei Demos, steigende Prekarität, Cyberangriffe und Lücken bei Anti-SLAPP.

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Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom case

Roberto Saviano acquitted in a landmark ruling against Matteo Salvini, highlighting SLAPP risks and press freedom protections in Italy.

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Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza government

Media reform in Hungary must be a priority issue for the new Tisza government as it seeks to rebuild the country’s severely eroded checks and balances and rejoin the European Union’s democratic community, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) said today following the election result.

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Projects and Programmes

IJ4EU: Funding cross-border investigative journalism in Europe.
Media Freedom Rapid Response: Supporting and protecting journalists and media workers in EU Member States and Candidate Countries.
Opportunities for Journalists in Exile in Germany
Voices of Ukraine - Support programme to strengthening the resilience of independent media in Ukraine