Tag Poland
4 Sep

Poland: MFRR to visit Warsaw for press freedom mission

Partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will travel to Warsaw on 11-13 September 2023 to conduct an international press freedom mission ahead of the country’s upcoming general election on 15 October.

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13 Jul

Poland: Media capture fears confirmed in new report examining PKN Orlen takeover of Polska Press

The findings of a new report assessing the impact of the takeover of news publisher Polska Press by Poland’s state-controlled oil company PKN Orlen illustrate a shocking example of media capture in the EU.

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12 Jun

Poland: International support for TOK FM amidst regulatory pressure

We join TOK FM, the largest independent news and talk radio station in Poland, in their plea for their licence to be renewed by the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT).

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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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