#Kosovo 🇽🇰 Media freedom groups call for justice for @ecpmf.bsky.social‬'s @fluturakusari.bsky.social‬, who has filed a criminal case against an online harasser who has been targeting her for three years. buff.ly/W98Yw1R

Flutura is one of the most remarkable people I have the honour of calling a colleague & friend, that she has endured years of abuse and harassment for her work is appalling @fluturakusari.bsky.social @ecpmf.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org www.mfrr.eu/kosovo-stead...

Our @fluturakusari.bsky.social is speaking at the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC), a global annual forum that connects Information Commissioners, Ombudspersons, and other bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of Access to Public Information legislation.

#Kosovo: Full solidarity with Flutura Kusari @fluturakusari.bsky.social ahead of her legal action against Mentor Llugaliu following a 3-year campaign of online abuse. We call on #Kosovo to conduct a swift and thorough investigation. www.pen-international.org/news/kosovo-...

We stand with @fluturakusari.bsky.social and join Media Freedom Rapid Response & @coemediafreedom.bsky.social partners in solidarity as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu for three years of harassment and intimidation targeting her and her family: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...

No woman should face harassment for doing her job. We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead... Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.

Celebrating one decade at ECPMF! 🎉 I’ve arrived today in Leipzig for our regular team week. This time feels extra special — I’m celebrating 10 years of working with ECPMF! 🥳✨ It’s an honour to support journalists and media workers in need. 🖊️❤️ Viva media freedom! ✊🗞️ #10Years #MediaFreedom

⚡️ Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Valletta today, observing the start of the trial against two individuals alleged to have supplied the killers of Daphne Caruana Galizia with bombs. They were charged in early 2021, and the trial is beginning now — four years later.

So pleased to support the Council of Europe Platform for the Safety of Journalists, especially during the week of the launch of their Annual Report,through advocacy & programme funding. Thanks also to our committed civil society group including @fluturakusari.bsky.social @molenews1.bsky.social

On 5 March, the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social will launch its annual report. Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Strasbourg and then in Brussels to promote the report, alongside other platform partners. Register here to watch live: coe-int.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#SLAPPs silence journalists and activists - we have to fight back. Join us at #RightsCon2025 on 27 Feb for a hands-on session on combatting legal threats. Learn winning strategies, access key resources and build resilience with our @fluturakusari.bsky.social. www.rightscon.org

We have documented these threats on our Mapping Media Freedom platform and @coemediafreedom.bsky.social: www.mapmf.org/alert/32888 We have also provided legal support and will continue to monitor the case closely. ECPMF stands with Danwatch and its dedicated team of investigative journalists.

Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social travelled to Copenhagen to meet with Danwatch’s director and editor-in-chief, Jesper Nymark, to join forces in fighting these legal threats. www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...

Investigative media outlet Danwatch is targeted with abusive legal letters bearing the hallmarks of #SLAPPs after a joint investigation with the Financial Times into Ingosstrakh, a Russian insurance company, and its role in insuring oil vessels suspected of helping Russia evade Western sanctions.

🛑 Danish media outlet Danwatch is under legal attack! Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are using legal threats to intimidate investigative journalists. This is a SLAPP case in the making - press freedom must be defended. www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...

For years, we fought alongside Daphne's family for justice, hoping that one day the mastermind behind her murder would be convicted. I never believed Malta would delay so long to deliver justice for one of the most horrific killings of a journalist within the EU. It’s shameful.😢

Thank you to the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament for inviting our Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social to speak on media freedom trends in the EU, the protection of journalists, & SLAPPs. We look forward to continued collaboration in safeguarding journalists & promoting media freedom.

On the 13th of January at 11:00, join the "EMFA Talk" on Art. 4 #EMFA @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social Register here: cmpf.eui.eu/event/safegu...

In 2024, ECPMF supported 30 legal cases across 23 countries - our broadest reach yet! From defamation to whistleblowing, our legal team - @fluturakusari.bsky.social & @gsrmari3.bsky.social - stood with journalists, outlets, and activists facing threats. Legal challenges must not silence the truth.

Passionate about press freedom? ECPMF is looking for a Press and Policy Officer to work on our communications and advocacy efforts. 📌 Location: Leipzig, Germany 🕒 Deadline: 24 Jan 2025 🛠️ Skills: Communications, policy, journalism. Apply here: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1885744?...

On 23 January, I am delivering an online workshop for journalists and media workers on how to mitigate legal risks. If you are a current or former beneficiary of the IPI/ECPMF IJ4EU grant, you are welcome to join. Follow the link to register. www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/events/ij4eu...

First things first in #Bratislava Visiting the memorial for Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, who were assassinated in 2018. At the time of their murder, they were planning their wedding. Both were 27 years old. Their families continue to fight for justice.

🇸🇰 On 26th and 27th November, I will be in Bratislava together with partners for a media freedom mission to assess the state of press freedom in the country amid a scaling back of democratic freedoms. We will be engaging with many stakeholders to discuss various issues.

🚀 Council of Europe Training Programme on Countering SLAPPs Launched! 🚀 ✅ Aims to enable judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers to recognize and tackle SLAPPs using European standards. 🔄 Adaptable to train environmentalists, journalists, and human rights defenders

✅ Second Anti-SLAPP Conference in Strasbourg: 30 speakers and hundreds of participants from 25 countries 📍 Highlights: 👏 At least six member states are either planning or already started to implement European Anti-SLAPP standards. Slovenia is planning an Anti-SLAPP law. Go Slovenia, go!

On my way to Strasbourg, where CASE, ECPMF, and the CoE will be hosting the second European Anti-SLAPP conference. 30 speakers and around 300 participants from over 25 countries across Europe will be discussing the way forward in implementing newly adopted European standards.

📸 We are excited to be at #GMF24! Join ECPMF today at 15:30 to discuss protecting journalists from #SLAPPs with Gillian Phillips and @fluturakusari.bsky.social. Tomorrow at 13:00, our Voices of Ukraine coordinator, Olha Syrotiuk, will share some insights about the project. Don’t miss it!

"In recent years, European institutions have passed many laws with the aim of further protecting media freedom, journalists and media workers. It is now time for such laws to be implemented at a national level across Europe." - @fluturakusari.bsky.social for #GMF24. corporate.dw.com/en/talking-s...

On my way to Warsaw to speak at the Anti-Slapp conference. I will join Maja Sever, Irena Guidikova & Anna Wójcik to discuss the newly adopted CoE and EU instruments on SLAPPs. First time I go after elections & have high hopes for better times for media and journalists in Poland.

⚡️ We are incredibly proud to announce that our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for outstanding contributions to #MediaFreedom and democracy. Congratulations, Flutura! www.ecpmf.eu/flutura-kusa...

Thank you CoE Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic for meeting us today. Your dedication, commitment, passion & professional work in defending media freedom in Europe is an inspiration for us. #Strasbourg @ecpmf.bsky.social

New Year, New Legal Budget: please help me spread the word about ECPMF's legal support program. We have money to cover lawyer's fees for journalists & media outlets facing legal actions in Europe (lawsuits, detention, SLAPPs etc). Get in touch #2024 [email protected]. #MFRR

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#Strasbourg I spoke at the CoE Rapporteurs' Group on Human Rights exchange in a panel with representatives of European Women Lobby, Front Line Defenders, ENNHRI, Amnesty International and CoE Commissioner Office. #mediafreedom #SLAPPs

We are hiring 👀 ECPMF is seeking an Advocacy Officer to be at the forefront of all advocacy activities, representing our mission in public and political debates. If you are a self-starter and a reliable team player, apply now ⬇️ www.ecpmf.eu/hiring-advoc...

📸 Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social, together with lawyer Florent Spahija, trained 60 journalism and law faculty students on media freedom and freedom of expression in Prishtina. The training was organised by OSCE Mission in Kosovo.

🇲🇹 "Silencing Freedom. Weaponising the law.'' conference by The Shift News is now happening in #Malta: Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is there to discuss documenting threats on the Council of Europe Platform on Safety of Journalists and Mapping Media Freedom.

To journalists on Bluesky: can you help me spread the word about ECPMF's legal support program? We have money to cover lawyer's fees for journalists & media outlets in Europe facing legal actions (lawsuits, detention, SLAPPs). Get in touch- [email protected]. #MFRR www.ecpmf.eu/support/lega...