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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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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.

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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.

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20 Mar

Serbia: Media freedom mission to probe longstanding challenges and advocate for reform

Together with MFRR and Council of Europe Platform partners, we will visit Serbia on 26–27 March 2026 to assess media freedom, journalist safety, protest-related violence, SLAPPs, media capture and digital threats.

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11 Mar

Italy: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosion

Media freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware attacks on reporters, politicisation of the public broadcaster, legal harassment of journalists by governing politicians, and continued concerns over media pluralism, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) said today.

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10 Mar

Systemic Siege of Independent Journalism in Türkiye: Media Freedom Mission Report 2025

A coalition of eight international press freedom organisations, including ECPMF and OBCT as part of MFRR, conducted the seventh joint mission to Türkiye from 24-26 November 2025 in Ankara. The delegation met with stakeholders such as the Constitutional Court, RTÜK representatives, EU delegation, opposition MPs, and journalists' associations, but government requests went unanswered.

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19 Feb

Italy: MFRR to conduct follow-up media freedom mission to Rome

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an advocacy mission to Rome, Italy, on 9–10 March 2026 to assess key developments affecting press and media freedom in the country and push for implementation of crucial reforms.

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26 Nov

Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludes

Ankara, November 26, 2025 – A mission delegation composed of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations has concluded a joint press freedom mission to Türkiye. The delegation met with journalists, civil society, political party representatives, MPs, the judicial branch, regulatory bodies, and foreign diplomatic missions to discuss Türkiye's rapidly deteriorating media freedom environment.

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31 Oct

Report: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reform

A joint fact-finding mission by leading European media freedom organisations warns that fragile progress on media freedom in Bulgaria is at risk of backsliding without urgent reform. The 2025 report outlines key challenges, threats to journalists, and recommendations for national and EU action.

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24 Sep

Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism

Between 24-25 September, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations travelling to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom mission on behalf of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).

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