Category ECPMF
22 Apr

ECPMF joins call to UK Home Secretary against the extradition of Julian Assange

ECPMF has joined 19 press freedom, freedom of expression, and journalists' organisations to call on Priti Patel, Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, to refuse the extradition of Julian Assange in the interest of press freedom.

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21 Apr

Press freedom organisations concerned by spyware surveillance of journalist Thanasis Koukaki

Seven international and European press freedom and journalists’ organisations have written a letter to the Government of Greece to express concern about the use of a powerful new spyware tool, Predator, to carry out surveillance on journalist Thanasis Koukakis.

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20 Apr

CASE Press Briefing on EU Anti-SLAPP Proposals

Members of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) have announced that they will host a press briefing on 28 April at 11:00 CEST in response to the European Commission’s proposed measures to tackle SLAPPs in Europe. 

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13 Apr

Towards a safer haven: Advancing safety of journalists amidst rising threats in the Netherlands

Today, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) publishes “Towards a safer haven: Advancing safety of journalists amidst rising threats in the Netherlands”

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12 Apr

BDZV beteiligt sich erstmals an „Feindbildstudie“ des ECPMF

Das European Center For Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF, Leipzig) habe in seiner mittlerweile sechsten „Feindbild-Studie“, an der sich der BDZV erstmals beteiligte, die weiter eskalierende Bedrohungslage deutlich gemacht.

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11 Apr

ECPMF opens call for applications from Ukraine for the Journalists-in-Residence Programme in Kosovo

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) has opened the call for applications from Ukraine for the Journalists-in-Residence Kosovo (JiR Kosovo) Programme.

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8 Apr

Perugia Declaration for Ukraine

ECPMF has joined the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)’s members and partners in signing the Perugia Declaration for Ukraine.

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5 Apr

MFRR to host press conference on journalist safety in the Netherlands

As part of an international fact-finding mission to the Netherlands, Free Press Unlimited, ECPMF, and IPI are organising an international press conference on April 13th 3:30-4:30 PM CEST.

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30 Mar

ECPMF welcomes Council of Europe anti-SLAPP initiatives

ECPMF has joined members of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) to welcome recent steps taken by the Council of Europe to act on the growing threat of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

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30 Mar

MFRR to hold press freedom mission to Italy

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