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21 Feb

Slovakia: Lack of justice for Kuciak and Kušnírová’s assassination exacerbated by growing attacks on press freedom

On the sixth anniversary of the brutal killing of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, we renew our call for long-awaited justice for their killings and the imperative to break the cycle of impunity.

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7 Feb

Serbia: Court of Appeals acquits suspects of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija’s murder

The Media Freedom Rapid Response partners strongly denounce the Court’s decision and ultimately the lack of justice rendered for the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija.

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6 Feb

Greece: Rule of Law Threatened

The European Commission should take immediate action to address the deterioration of media freedom and the rule of law in Greece and its impact on fundamental rights, ECPMF and 16 other human rights and press freedom organisations said today in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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22 Jan

Romania: MFRR to conduct media freedom mission ahead of super electoral year

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Romania to take the pulse of the current state of press freedom and independent journalism as the country gears up for a super electoral year in 2024.

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19 Jan

MFRR highlights threats to media freedom in EU Commission’s Rule of Law report

Updates on some of the biggest developments and threats to media freedom and pluralism across European Union Member States throughout 2023 were submitted to the EU Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report by partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).

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12 Jan

Lutz Kinkel leaves ECPMF

Lutz Kinkel leaves ECPMF

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20 Dec

“Journalism is a job for those who are brave enough to bear the consequences”

Armağan Kabaklı, a devoted local journalist from Turkey committed to covering environmental and policy issues, joined ECPMF’s Journalists-in-Residence Programme, after the devastating earthquakes on 6 February 2023 that destroyed 11 cities and when his investigative reporting triggered a criminal case.

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14 Nov

Internship | Practical Support

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14 Sep

Government of Malta must publish Committee of Experts on Media report

We call on the government of Malta to publish without further delay the report by the Committee of Experts on Media, the body tasked with advising the Government on implementing the recommendations of the Public Inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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15 Aug

Registration now open for UNCOVERED 2023

Returning for its third year, UNCOVERED is the annual conference of the IJ4EU programme and an opportunity for you to network with and learn from Europe's leading cross-border investigative journalists.

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