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28 Sep

Transnational Repression Fact Sheet

Transnational repression against journalists in exile is on the rise. Mapping Media Freedom recorded 55 attacks across 12 EU Member States and candidate countries from 2020–2026.

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7 Sep

Monitoring Briefing 2026

MFRR documented 736 attacks affecting 1,174 journalists and media professionals across Europe in the first half of 2026. Read the monitoring briefing.

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5 Jun

World Environment Day 2026 Fact Sheet

On this 2026 World Environment Day, the MFRR is publishing a fact sheet analysing attacks on environmental reporting documented between 2020 to 2025 in EU Member States and candidate countries. Journalists and media workers reporting on climate and environmental issues suffered physical attacks, verbal abuse, legal threats or were otherwise obstructed in their work. 

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5 May

World Press Freedom Day: Six years of monitoring reveals emerging threats against media freedom in Europe

For World Press Freedom Day 2026, MFRR publishes six years of Mapping Media Freedom data, revealing 6,092 media freedom violations affecting more than 10,200 journalists and media entities across Europe.

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18 Feb

Media Freedom Monitoring Report 2025

The latest annual Monitoring Report analyses the press freedom situation in 36 European countries, including the 27 EU Member States and nine countries with EU candidate status.

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16 Sep

Monitoring Report January-June 2025

The 2025 Monitoring Report on press freedom documents 709 violations in 36 EU Member States and candidate countries. Discover key trends: online attacks, foreign agent laws, government pressure, and rising threats in Serbia, Hungary, and beyond.

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22 Feb

Bundestagswahl 2025: Eine Stimme für die Pressefreiheit

Die Bundestagswahl 2025 könnte gravierende Folgen für die Pressefreiheit haben. Erfahre, warum Medienschaffende in Deutschland alarmiert sind.

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12 Feb

1,548 media freedom alerts in the past year – MFRR Monitoring Report 2024

The Monitoring Report 2024 reveals 1,548 press freedom violations across 35 European countries, with rising censorship, online harassment, and attacks on journalists.

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30 Sep

Georgia: Family Values Bill imposes censorship on media

Press freedom organisations condemn Georgia's Family Values Bill, which censors media on LGBT+ issues, violating freedom of expression and international standards.

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30 Sep

Actions must be taken to address mass pro-Russian spoofing of legitimate media outlets

The MFRR calls for action against pro-Russian spoofing of European media sites, spreading disinformation via fake domains, targeting Germany, France, and Ukraine.

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