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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an international mission to assess the current state of press freedom and the safety of journalists in Croatia. The mission will...
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) strongly condemns a legislative proposal in Cyprus that threatens press freedom under the guise of combating disinformation. This amendment, which criminalizes “fake news” and...
Media freedom in Italy has been steadily declining in recent years, marked by unprecedented attacks and violations often initiated by public officials in an attempt to silence critical voices. Political...
Belarusian activist and journalist Andrej Gnjot, currently under house arrest in Serbia, expresses feeling “life-threatened and helpless” after seven months in a Belgrade prison. Despite Interpol lifting its red notice...
Regulatory authority for electronic media’s (REM) dependence on the government, the problem of non-transparency of media ownership, as well as impunity for attacks on journalists – are the main problems...
On July 24, the European Commission published its annual Rule of Law reports through which it monitors rule of law developments across the European space and provides recommendations calling on...
Vice President of the European Commission (EC) for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova said she is aware of the latest video campaign targeting independent journalists in Serbia and emphasized that...
Political pressure on the judiciary and the prosecution service in Serbia remains high, says the European Commission (EC) 2024 Rule of Law Report, and expresses concern about the safety of...
Public broadcaster says it will investigate the publication of an article from a Bosnian media outlet, which Kosovo’s Journalists’ Association says smears two local Kosovo media outlets. An article...
Following the airing of an article from a Bosnian media outlet “Slobodna Bosna” (English: Free Bosnia) on Kosovo’s Public Broadcaster main news edition, where they accused Kosovo media (Nacionale and...
On 24 July 2024, the European Commission published its annual Rule of Law Report, which includes the assessment of press freedom and media pluralism in Europe. This fifth edition is...
EFJ Freelance Expert Group (FREG) co-chairs, Renske Heddema (Dutch union of journalists – NVJ) and Oddrun Mitbø (Norwegian union of journalists – NJ) contributed to the open letter below, outlining...