Category ECPMF
27 May

SafeJournalists and MFRR Condemn Two Decades of Impunity in Case of Murder of Duško Jovanović

On the 20th anniversary of the murder of Montenegrin journalist Duško Jovanović, the SafeJournalists Network and partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) call for stronger action from the authorities.

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24 May

Death threats to editorial of weekly magazine Nacional in Croatia

The editorial office of the weekly magazine Nacional received death threats in an SMS message on Monday, 20 May 2024.

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22 May

Defending Press Freedom in Georgia as the foreign agent bill passes the third reading

We are writing to express our deep concern about the recent ruling of the Georgian Dream party passing the Russian-style foreign agent bill.

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21 May

Italy: Media freedom coalition sounds the alarm on political meddling and legal threats to journalism

Amid the forthcoming EU elections, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) was prompted to organise an urgent advocacy mission to Italy on May 16-17 to address some recent developments related to press and media freedom.

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16 May

BiH: Authorities must urgently break the deadlock facing public broadcasters and solve the financial problems

MFRR denounces the temporary interruption of the TV and radio programs of the RTV Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 May 2024.

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15 May

Diskussion über Strafverfolgung und Strafrechtsverschärfung: Journalist:innen berücksichtigen

ECPMF und DJV sprechen sich dafür aus, die Strafverfolgung und Strafrechtsverschärfung gegenüber Mandatsträger:innen auf Journalist:innen auszuweiten.

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10 May

Ukraine: MFRR partners highlight ongoing press freedom issues

MFRR partners today highlight ongoing press freedom concerns in Ukraine, over two years following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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10 May

Georgian PM urged to withdraw Foreign Agent Law and to guarantee journalist safety

Georgian PM urged to withdraw the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists and uphold press freedom in Georgia.

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10 May

North Macedonia: Media freedom groups urge authorities to cease harassment of journalist Furkan Saliu

The undersigned media freedom and freedom of expression organisations express our grave concern at the harassment of prominent North Macedonian journalist Furkan Saliu and his colleagues, including his detention on 07 April.

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8 May

MFRR to conduct a mission to Italy amid worsening state of media freedom in the country

The deteriorating state of press freedom in Italy has prompted the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium to organise an urgent mission to Rome on May 16 and 17.

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