Category Advocacy
4 Jul

International organisations condemn the arrest warrant issued against the journalist Nedim Türfent by the Turkish authorities

Leading media freedom and human rights organisations condemn the arrest warrant issued by Turkish authorities against exiled Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent.

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2 Jul

Turkey: Journalists detained under the Artvin investigation must be released immediately!

Journalists Dicle Baştürk, Yavuz Akengin, Eylem Emel Yılmaz, and Sendika.Org contributor Ozan Cırık, who were detained during house raids in Istanbul on 13 June, were put under arrest pending trial by the on-duty court on the night of 16 June on charges of “membership of a terrorist organization.”

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2 Jul

Sachsen bekräftigt seine Unterstützung für die Pressefreiheit und den Schutz von Medienschaffenden

Der Doppelhaushalt Sachsens 2025/26 enthält eine erneuerte und erhöhte Förderung des ECPMF – ein starkes Zeichen für Pressefreiheit in Europa.

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2 Jul

Saxony reaffirms its support for press freedom and the protection of journalists

The Saxon State Parliament’s 2025/26 budget confirms renewed support for ECPMF and journalist protection, ensuring stability for press freedom across Europe.

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26 Jun

Civil Society Open Letter in Response to Recent Spyware Abuse Cases in the EU

A coalition of civil society and journalism organisations, including ECPMF, calls on EU institutions to urgently regulate spyware use, protect human rights, and address recent abuses.

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20 Jun

Kosovo: Steadfast support for Flutura Kusari as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu’s harassment

Media freedom organisations support Flutura Kusari in her legal case against Mentor Llugaliu after years of online harassment and gender-based abuse.

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19 Jun

Serbia: Media regulator election again made a mockery of EU-required reforms

Process to appoint new members of media regulator council was again conducted in non-transparent and discriminatory manner

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18 Jun

ECPMF Condemns Detention of French Journalists by Israeli Authorities

ECPMF denounces Israeli detention of French journalists Yanis Mhamdi and Omar Faiad covering Gaza aboard the Freedom Flotilla.

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17 Jun

Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect.

Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public

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13 Jun

Exhibition: The Only Material

Our exhibition about Ukrainian journalists whose personal dreams and professional missions were reshaped — but not erased — by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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