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24 Jun

France: Solidarity with Le Monde journalist Stéphane Horel following unpunished thefts and attempted break-ins

ECPMF stands in solidarity with Le Monde investigative journalist Stéphane Horel and calls on police to hold those responsible for a series of thefts and attempted break-ins believed to be linked to her work accountable.

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16 Jun

France: Critical juncture for media freedom ahead of 2027 Elections

From 9 to 11 June 2026, Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) conducted a mission to France to assess the current state of media freedom in the country. This statement presents the mission’s preliminary findings.

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4 Jun

France: MFRR partners and RSF to carry out media freedom mission in Paris

Partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), will travel to Paris from 9 to 11 June 2026 to assess the current state of media freedom in France less than a year before the presidential elections.

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25 Sep

France: MFRR condemn new resurgence of police violence against journalists

At least six journalists have been injured since early September while covering the protests against the 2026 national budget plan. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the deliberate violence by law enforcement officers and call once again on the French authorities to protect and recognise the work of journalists as essential during protests.

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14 May

France: MFRR and RSF renew calls to end police violence after new attacks on journalists at May Day protest

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today condemn state security forces' deliberate violence against journalists covering the International Workers’ Day protest in Paris on 1 May, including physical violence and arbitrary confiscation of protective masks.

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18 Jul

France: Media freedom coalition condemns Vivendi’s disinformation campaign against Reporters Without Borders

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners strongly condemn the cyber disinformation campaign against the press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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13 Dec

France: Three journalists summoned by security agency over suspected violation of national defence secrecy

The partner organisations of the MFRR today express concern over the latest summons issued by France’s top security agency to journalists from investigative platform Disclose and Radio France over suspected violation of national secrecy.

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2 Mar

France: Investigation opened into attempted murder after attack on journalist

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27 Nov

France tramples on press freedom

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11 Nov

France: concerns about new draft law that would make it illegal to publish images of police and gendarmes at work

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), with French unions SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes, are concerned about a legislative proposal currently pending in the French parliament, which would make it illegal to disseminate images of law enforcement officers of the national police and gendarmerie. We call on the members of Parliament to delete the proposed text.

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