Category Advocacy
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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11 Jun

Reforms without Protection: The Shrinking Space for Journalism in Croatia

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium today publishes an updated report on the state of media freedom in Croatia following an advocacy mission to Zagreb between 19 to 21 May 2025.

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10 Jun

Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case mark another step towards full justice

Media freedom organisations welcome the conviction of two men for supplying the car bomb that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, urging Malta to fully implement reforms and deliver justice.

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10 Jun

Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

Media freedom organisations urge Karol Nawrocki to back press freedom, anti-SLAPP laws, and EU media reforms to safeguard democracy in Poland.

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5 Jun

Global media freedom organisations call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists

ECPMF joins 140+ global media freedom organisations in urging immediate, independent access for international journalists to Gaza. Nearly 200 journalists have been killed, media access is vital for truth and accountability.

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22 May

Albania: MFRR and SafeJournalists condemn blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary elections

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) today raise alarm over numerous incidents of intimidation and obstruction faced by journalists covering the Albanian parliamentary elections. Since the 11 May election, at least 20 journalists and media entities have faced reporting interference and pressure, including from public officials. All incidents were captured in multiple videos.

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14 May

France: MFRR and RSF renew calls to end police violence after new attacks on journalists at May Day protest

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today condemn state security forces' deliberate violence against journalists covering the International Workers’ Day protest in Paris on 1 May, including physical violence and arbitrary confiscation of protective masks.

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