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21 Oct

Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık Radyo

ECPMF and 65 press freedom groups condemn Turkey’s revocation of Açık Radyo’s license, urging RTÜK to reverse decision and protect media.

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16 Oct

Honouring the unworthy: The Atlantic Council’s dangerous missteps in rewarding free speech oppressors

We are appalled by the decisions of the Atlantic Council to award Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards.

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16 Oct

Tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia

Join us at 12 PM in Brussels to pay tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia and all courageous journalists threatened for their work.

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14 Oct

Ukraine: MFRR and partners mourn death and demand justice for Victoria Roshchyna

MFRR mourns Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna's death in Russian custody and calls for investigations by Russian and Ukrainian authorities to seek justice.

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10 Oct

Cyprus pauses fake news law to consult media stakeholders

The MFRR consortium welcomes the decision to pause the passage of the law criminalising fake news and to hold an expert committee meeting on media freedom in Cyprus.

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8 Oct

SafeJournalists and MFRR: Smear campaigns against independent media and civil society organisations must stop

We condemn the attacks on the Council of Media Ethics of Albania and Center Science and Innovation for Development, as well as on researcher Blerjana Bino.

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4 Oct

Slovakia’s Prime Minister launches SLAPP case against leading investigative journalist

Robert Fico sues journalist Peter Bárdy in SLAPP case over book cover photo. Media freedom groups urge the court to dismiss this lawsuit.

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3 Oct

Findings of the Press Freedom Mission to Georgia

A fact-finding mission to Georgia by Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and MFRR consortium reveals a troubling deterioration of press freedom.

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1 Oct

Italy: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independence

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) backs concerns expressed over the editorial independence of Italian public broadcaster RAI.

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30 Sep

Actions must be taken to address mass pro-Russian spoofing of legitimate media outlets

The MFRR calls for action against pro-Russian spoofing of European media sites, spreading disinformation via fake domains, targeting Germany, France, and Ukraine.

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