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9 Apr

Greece: Total impunity persists on fourth anniversary of Giorgos Karaivaz murder

The international media freedom and journalist organisations today mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 with a renewed call for justice and an end to ongoing impunity.

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3 Apr

Lokaljournalismus unter Druck: Sicherheitsempfinden und Bedrohungserfahrungen von Lokaljournalist:innen in Sachsen und Thüringen

Eine neue Studie von BDZV und ECPMF zeigt: Lokaljournalist:innen in Sachsen und Thüringen sind zunehmend Bedrohungen ausgesetzt. Medienfeindlichkeit, Einschüchterung und strukturelle Herausforderungen gefährden die Pressefreiheit.

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3 Apr

Turkey: Detained Swedish journalist Joakim Medin must be released immediately

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners strongly condemn the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism charges in Turkey and call for his immediate release.

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28 Mar

Serbia: Spyware attacks on BIRN journalists further deepen press freedom crisis

Press freedom in Serbia faces a major threat as Amnesty confirms Pegasus spyware attacks on BIRN journalists.

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28 Mar

Serbia: MFRR media freedom mission to visit Belgrade and Novi Sad

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will visit Serbia on April 7-9 to meet with journalists, media stakeholders, and law enforcement amid a worsening press freedom crisis.

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28 Mar

Koalition muss unabhängige Medien weltweit stärken

Deutsche Medienorganisationen fordern mehr Unterstützung für unabhängige Medien in Osteuropa, Asien and im Exil. Der Rückzug der USA gefährdet die Pressefreiheit.

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28 Mar

Turkey: MFRR partners call for an end to crackdown on journalists covering political protests

Turkey’s authorities are silencing journalists with detentions, police violence and media bans. MFRR demands an end to this crackdown.

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24 Mar

Groups urge US to protect press freedom and keep journalists safe after order to gut USAGM

Urgent call to safeguard USAGM journalists reporting from authoritarian regimes.

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20 Mar

Romania: Answers needed over surveillance of investigative journalist

International media freedom organizations raise concerns over the surveillance of Romanian journalist Victor Ilie by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA).

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14 Mar

Serbia: One year of unpunished attacks on journalist Dinko Gruhonjić, the culture of impunity must end

The members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium and partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform are deeply concerned about the ongoing year-long persecution campaign against journalist Dinko Gruhonjić.

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