The MFRR condemns espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi as a grave escalation in Hungary’s crackdown on independent journalism ahead of the 12 April elections.
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ECPMF and Lviv Media Forum will host a panel at the International Journalism Festival 2026 examining the safety, resilience and long-term sustainability of Ukrainian journalism in the fifth year of war.
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International media freedom and journalists’ organisations have expressed deep concern over the direction of current discussions in Czechia on the future funding of public service media.
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A coalition of press freedom and human rights organisations urges the EU to streamline visa access for Turkish journalists, warning that delays, rejections and costly procedures undermine independent media, mobility and cross-border collaboration.
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An international media freedom mission urges Kosovo’s government to reverse a decline in press freedom, end hostile rhetoric against journalists, and strengthen legal and financial safeguards for independent media.
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Das ECPMF hat sich dem Leipziger Appell zur Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit der Medien angeschlossen. Die von MDR angestoßene Initiative vereint Akteure aus Medien, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Gesellschaft für freie Medien und den Zugang zu Informationen.
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Together with MFRR and Council of Europe Platform partners, we will visit Serbia on 26–27 March 2026 to assess media freedom, journalist safety, protest-related violence, SLAPPs, media capture and digital threats.
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International media organisations have warned that proposed amendments to Lithuania’s LRT law could undermine the broadcaster’s independence, editorial autonomy and sustainable funding.
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Media freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware attacks on reporters, politicisation of the public broadcaster, legal harassment of journalists by governing politicians, and continued concerns over media pluralism, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) said today.
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Më 24 dhe 25 mars 2026, organizatat partnere të Platformës së Këshillit të Evropës për sigurinë e gazetarëve dhe organizata të tjera do të zhvillojnë një mision faktmbledhës dyditor në Prishtinë, Kosovë. Qëllimi i misionit është të adresojë sfidat ndaj lirisë së medias në vend dhe të diskutojë zgjidhjet e mundshme me akterët e medias dhe me autoritete.
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