Category Feature
5 May

Statement on the persecution of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

ECPMF joins human rights organisations in calling for urgent action against the systematic persecution, unlawful detention and silencing of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

READ MORE
22 Apr

Feindbild Journalist:in 10: Journalismus zwischen Anfeindungen und struktureller Prekarität

Journalismus in Deutschland in 2025: 34 Angriffe auf Journalist:innen, Gewalt bei Demos, steigende Prekarität, Cyberangriffe und Lücken bei Anti-SLAPP.

READ MORE
17 Apr

Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom case

Roberto Saviano acquitted in a landmark ruling against Matteo Salvini, highlighting SLAPP risks and press freedom protections in Italy.

READ MORE
15 Apr

Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza government

Media reform in Hungary must be a priority issue for the new Tisza government as it seeks to rebuild the country’s severely eroded checks and balances and rejoin the European Union’s democratic community, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) said today following the election result.

READ MORE
31 Mar

Serbian authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalists

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) mission in Serbia reports alarming levels of violence, online attacks, and impunity against journalists, urging authorities to protect press freedom.

READ MORE
27 Mar

Hungary: Espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi ahead of elections mark another dangerous step toward Orbán’s authoritarian rule

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.

READ MORE
26 Mar

Ukrainian journalism under fire: ECPMF and Lviv Media Forum in Perugia

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.

READ MORE
26 Mar

Czechia: International organisations warn over Czech public service media funding reform

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.

READ MORE
26 Mar

Strapazierter Journalismus: Anfeindungen und strukturelle Belastungen von Journalist:innen in Deutschland

Eine Studie von ECPMF und der Universität Bielefeld zeigt: Journalist:innen in Deutschland erleben zunehmend Anfeindungen, Arbeitsverdichtung und wachsenden Druck auf die Pressefreiheit.

READ MORE
25 Mar

International organisations urge Kosovo government to reverse media freedom decline

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.

READ MORE