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25 Jun

Bulgaria: Press freedom groups demand safety of journalist Dimitar Stoyanov is guaranteed following alleged threats

The undersigned international media freedom organisations today raise alarm over the coordinated campaign of pressure against Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov and call on national authorities to guarantee his safety and respond forcefully to allegations of a potential violent attack in response to his reporting.

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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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23 Jun

Poland: MFRR welcomes passing of Anti-SLAPP Act as victory for media freedom

The passing of a law by the President of Poland which will establish stronger safeguards against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) is a long-awaited victory for media freedom which will provide important legal protections for public interest journalism, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) said today.

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22 Jun

Joint statement on the Czech Government’s plan to abolish the licence fee and replace it with state budget funding for public service media

ECPMF joins the undersigned organisations, in expressing our serious concern regarding the Czech government's announced intention, as described in public statements on 15 June 2026, to replace the existing licence fee funding model for Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo) with direct state budget financing from January 2027.

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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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15 Jun

Albania: Elected officials must refrain from public targeting and delegitimisation of media organisations

The undersigned organisations express concern over the public targeting and ethnic delegitimisation of Kristina Voko, the Executive Director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Albania (BIRN Albania), by Ardit Bino, a member of Parliament for the Socialist Party, currently in government.

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11 Jun

Open letter to Lithuanian authorities to address remaining concerns over LRT law

The ECPMF and the undersigned media organisations have written an open letter to Lithuanian authorities calling on them to ensure all outstanding recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission on the Law on Lithuanian National Radio and Television are addressed.

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10 Jun

ECPMF Joins Civil Society in Condemning Public Targeting of BIRN Albania’s Executive Director

A coalition of civil society organisations has issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the public targeting of Kristina Voko, Executive Director of BIRN Albania, by MP Ardit Bido.

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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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4 Jun

Turkey: ECPMF and partner organisations call for the release of journalist İsmail Arı ahead of June 5 court hearing

The undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations call for the immediate release of BirGün journalist İsmail Arı, who has been behind bars for 75 days. Arı is due to appear before an Ankara court on June 5, after being jailed under Turkey’s so-called “disinformation law” in connection with his investigative journalism.

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