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20 Mar

Romania: Answers needed over surveillance of investigative journalist

International media freedom organizations raise concerns over the surveillance of Romanian journalist Victor Ilie by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA).

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14 Mar

Serbia: One year of unpunished attacks on journalist Dinko Gruhonjić, the culture of impunity must end

The members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium and partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform are deeply concerned about the ongoing year-long persecution campaign against journalist Dinko Gruhonjić.

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11 Mar

SafeJournalists Network and Media Freedom Rapid Response: TikTok ban in Albania threatens freedom of expression ahead of general elections

SafeJournalists Network (SJN), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, and civil society organisations express serious concern regarding the Albanian Council of Ministers' decision on March 6, 2025, to suspend nationwide access to the TikTok platform for 12 months.

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4 Mar

ECPMF secures €350,000 BKM funding to support exiled journalists

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom secures €350,000 from BKM to support exiled journalists in Europe.

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3 Mar

ECPMF launches Journalists-in-Exile Programme

ECPMF’s Journalists in Exile initiative is now a full-fledged Journalists-in-Exile Programme. Learn how this transition ensures long-term support for media professionals working in exile

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28 Feb

ECPMF kritisiert die kleine Anfrage der CDU/CSU und steht solidarisch hinter Medienorganisationen und der Zivilgesellschaft

ECPMF verurteilt die kleine Anfrage der CDU/CSU zur politischen Neutralität und solidarisiert sich mit Medienorganisationen und der Zivilgesellschaft.

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27 Feb

“This Is a Lifetime’s Work” – Interview with a Ukrainian Journalist on Her Personal Stories from a War-Torn Nation

Anastasiia Bereza, a Ukrainian journalist, shares her journey of documenting war, preserving the memories of fallen soldiers, and the emotional toll of frontline reporting.

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27 Feb

Lithuania: Media freedom groups warn LRT audit risks threatening editorial independence

The undersigned international media freedom and journalist groups today raise the alarm over a planned “political neutrality” audit recently approved by the supervisory body of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) and warn that the unjustified measure could negatively affect editorial independence at the public broadcaster.

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24 Feb

Three years of war: The reality for Ukrainian media

Ukrainian journalists continue reporting under fire, documenting war crimes, and upholding press freedom amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. Here’s their reality.

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24 Feb

Ukraine: MFRR partners stand with journalists, 3 years since start of full-scale invasion

Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s journalists face ongoing attacks, detention and funding crises.

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