Tag Statement
9 Aug

Turkey: International groups condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan

The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organisations strongly condemn the latest incident of judicial harassment against journalist Barış Pehlivan and reiterate calls to the Turkish authorities to respect media freedom.

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8 Aug

ECPMF express concern about Kosovo’s banning of Serbian reporter Svetlana Vukmirovic

ECPMF has joined a groups of 11 civil society organisations in writing to the Kosovo authorities to express concern about the case of journalist Svetlana Vukmirovic, who has been denied entry to Kosovo in order to carry out her work on multiple occasions since 2018.

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26 Jul

Turkey: International groups condemn detention of journalists in Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, and İzmir

We strongly condemn Turkey’s detention of T24 editor Sibel Yükler, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Delal Akyüz and Fırat Can Arslan, bianet editor Evrim Kepenek and freelance journalist Evrim Deniz on July 25.

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19 Jul

Defending media freedom and journalists’ safety in Albania

In the wake of recent events, the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) join hands to bring attention to the alarming situation plaguing media freedom in Albania.

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17 Jul

BiH: MFRR urges Republika Srpska deputies to not re-criminalise defamation

On 18 July, Republika Srpska will vote to re-introduce criminal penalties for defamation. MFRR partners urge deputies to reject these amendments, as they would suppress journalism and public discourse across the country.

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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 Jul

Media freedom groups call for Klan Kosova business certificate issue to be resolved

ECPMF calls for the updated business certificate of Klan Kosova to be accepted by the complaint committee and that all attempts by the Kosovo government to pressure the broadcaster are halted immediately.

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7 Jul

Call on the European Union to Secure an Effective Media Freedom Act

On behalf of media freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations across Europe, we call upon the European Union institutions to negotiate a strong and effective European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).

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6 Jul

The DSA must ensure public data for public interest research

ECPMF has joined 58 civil society organisations and independent public interest researchers to present a list of key recommendations for the European Commission to implement into the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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4 Jul

Stop the erosion of the European Media Freedom Act

ECPMF expresses serious concern at proposed amendments to the EMFA and urge the European Parliament not to accept the expansion of legal bases justifying the surveillance of journalists.

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