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3 Oct

Findings of the Press Freedom Mission to Georgia

A fact-finding mission to Georgia by Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and MFRR consortium reveals a troubling deterioration of press freedom.

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17 Sep

Training Grants for Ukrainian Media

As part of its Voices of Ukraine Programme, ECPMF offers a total of 100.000 EUR in grants to support regional, local, and hyperlocal media outlets located near Ukraine’s frontlines.

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11 Sep

Freedom of the press and expression groups alarmed by escalating death threats against journalist Murat Ağırel

The undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression groups strongly condemn the ongoing and intensifying threats against prominent Turkish journalist Murat Ağırel.

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10 Sep

756 media freedom alerts in first six months of 2024 – MFRR Monitoring Report

The partners from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today publishes the latest edition of its Monitoring Report which documents all press freedom violations recorded from January to June 2024.

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30 Jul

2024 Rule of Law report: Media freedom organisations urge the EU to enforce stronger safeguards

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) coalition welcomes the publication of the 2024 European Commission’s rule of law report. Despite progress made in some areas, the report shows that press freedom remains under threat in Europe.

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29 Jul

Croatia: International fact-finding mission to assess status of press freedom

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an international mission to assess the current state of press freedom and safety of journalists in Croatia.

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19 Jul

“When all our reporting, all our drops, come together, they form an ocean” – Environmental and urban journalism in Turkey

Hazal Ocak is an investigative journalist from Turkey reporting on environmental and urban topics. By writing about environmental injustices, she attempts to amplify the “voice of many creatures such as trees and squirrels” on this planet.

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1 Jul

Kosovo: Dangerous attack by MP Dimal Basha on ECPMF’S Senior legal advisor Flutura Kusari

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn Kosovo MP Dimal Basha's gender-based attack on ECPMF's Senior legal advisor Flutura Kusari, amid calls for media law reform.

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12 Jun

Unterstützung auch für freie Journalist*innen: ECPMF und EFJ stärken Forderung des DJV nach Schutzkodex

ECPMF und EFJ stärken DJV's Aufruf, dass mehr Medienunternehmen den Schutzkodex für Journalisten beitreten.

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25 Apr

Georgia: Independent journalism facing an existential threat

A delegation from ECPMF recently concluded a fact-finding trip to Tbilisi, Georgia, where media freedom is in under severe threat.

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