Tag Poland
4 Aug

Poland: Ombudsman must appeal acquisition of newspaper by state-controlled oil company

Partners of the MFRR have written to Marcin Wiącek, Polish Human Rights Ombudsman, expressing concern at his decision to refrain from appealing the acquisition of regional newspaper publisher Polska Press by PKN Orlen, a state-controlled media company.

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7 Feb

Poland: Dismissal of SLAPP-targeted journalist Grzegorz Rzeczkowski sets dangerous precedent

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22 Dec

Poland: Media freedom groups urge president Duda to veto “lex-TVN”

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1 Dec

Poland: journalist’s criminal defamation conviction may further impair freedom of expression

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29 Nov

Poland: Journalist must not be jailed for refusing to disclose source

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19 Nov

Poland: Journalists must be allowed access to Belarus border

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15 Nov

Poland: Access to public information must not be constrained

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10 Aug

Poland: open letter to the Sejm in ‘lex TVN’ matter

An open letter to the Sejm by the members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).

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5 Aug

Poland: Stronger U.S. and EU action required over ‘lex TVN’

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls for swift and robust action by the European Union and U.S. to defend media freedom in Poland and counter the serious attack on the independence of the country’s largest private television channel TVN by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.

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14 Jun

Biden urged to address media freedom in Hungary and Poland during Europe visit

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