Category Advocacy
27 Apr

CASE welcomes the EC’s Anti-SLAPP Initiative as a landmark step in the right direction

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) welcomes the European Commission’s anti-SLAPP initiative unveiled today which includes key remedies and safeguards needed in any effective anti-SLAPP legislation.

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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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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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7 Apr

Giorgos Karaivaz: One year later, targeted killing remains unresolved

On the first anniversary of the assassination of Giorgos Karaivaz, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) call for increased transparency and progress in the investigation.

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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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21 Mar

Civil society recommendations for an ambitious Rule of Law Report

ECPMF has joined a group of 25 CSOs to list a set of recommendations to strengthen the European Commission's 2022 Rule of Law Report.

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15 Mar

Amidst war in Ukraine, EU must provide emergency visas for Russian & Belarusian journalists fleeing repression

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9 Mar

Act now – Call to open up company and beneficial ownership registers across Europe

ECPMF has joined 127 leading transparency, anti-corruption, journalist, and open data organisations to call upon the European Union Institutions and Member States to act now and open up all company and beneficial ownership registers across the EU to the public.

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1 Mar

Joint statement condemning threats to journalists’ safety in Ukraine

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