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22 Oct

Belgium: Serious concerns over cases of preventive censorship involving four media outlets

ECPMF and MFRR condemn judicial decisions preventing Belgian media from publishing public interest stories.

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21 Oct

Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık Radyo

ECPMF and 65 press freedom groups condemn Turkey’s revocation of Açık Radyo’s license, urging RTÜK to reverse decision and protect media.

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16 Oct

Honouring the unworthy: The Atlantic Council’s dangerous missteps in rewarding free speech oppressors

We are appalled by the decisions of the Atlantic Council to award Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards.

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16 Oct

Tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia

Join us at 12 PM in Brussels to pay tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia and all courageous journalists threatened for their work.

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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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