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New changes to the Albanian criminal code that only partially abolish defamation as an offence have been criticised by media freedom organisations, citing concerns over freedom of speech. New...
Google agrees to pay $68 million to settle class-action lawsuit alleging Google Assistant spied on smartphone users and recorded conversations Have you ever thought that someone is eavesdropping on...
UN Special rapporteurs Irene Kahn and Gina Romero warned in a report that they received serious allegations of violations of freedom of expression in Serbia. The report said that...
Last week, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organisations, submitted contributions to the EU’s annual Rule of Law report for 2026, identifying...
Türkiye’s press freedom is facing worsening crackdowns as 2026 is setting in motion. Journalists and media workers are subjected to arbitrary arrests, forced detentions, criminal prosecutions, prolonged pre-trial detentions, judicial...
After a three-year delay, legal proceedings brought by N1 journalist Zaklina Tatalovic against Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) MP Nebojsa Bakarec have finally reached the hearing stage. The case centers...
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in welcoming the European Commission’s EU Democracy Shield initiative and the European Parliament’s Special Committee’s Rapporteur’s draft...
The undersigned organisations of the SafeJournalists Network, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today stress that recent amendments to Albania’s Criminal Code, though positive,...
SafeJournalists Network expresses concern over reports that journalists and media workers were exposed to force while covering the public protest in Tirana on 24 January 2026. Journalists present at...
The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the new death threats and threats of violence directed at Igor Velić via social media, which seriously jeopardize his personal safety....
Serbian media outlets, journalist organizations and NGOs sent an open letter to the Meta company following the suspension of their Instagram accounts. The letter asked for an explantion for...
A reporter for the Informer regime TV tried to ambush European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia Tonino Picula who was looking at an exhibition of photographs in the lobby of the...