Media Freedom Rapid Response
@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
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Europe’s safety net for journalists under fire:
https://www.mfrr.eu/
One year after the Novi Sad tragedy and mass protests, Serbia’s media freedom has hit a new low. 📽️ Our webinar breaks down how state pressure and violence against reporters have reshaped the information landscape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
about 19 hours ago
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🚨 Our weekly roundup of press freedom violations is out. This week we marked the International Day to
#EndImpunity
for Crimes Against Journalists, a stark reminder that attacks on the press continue without accountability:
mapmf.org/explorer?sor...
Here are some of the cases reported this week 🧵
about 21 hours ago
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War correspondent Aliona Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed on 23 Oct when a Russian drone struck their vehicle in Kramatorsk. As we marked the International Day to
#EndImpunity
last Sunday, this case underscores the lethal risks faced by journalists in Ukraine.
about 22 hours ago
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A joint fact-finding mission has found that despite modest improvements, media freedom in #Bulgaria remains fragile. Structural, legal and political obstacles continue to undermine progress. Full report available now 👇
https://ow.ly/nasw50XnI0M
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Report: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reform
While Bulgaria has experienced modest progress on media freedom in the last four years, the situation remains undermined by persistent structural, legal and political challenges, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic and EU-mandated reforms.
https://ow.ly/nasw50XnI0M
1 day ago
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The MFRR condemns the arbitrary arrests of journalists covering protests in
#Georgia
. 🔸Basti Mgaloblishvili – detained, then released 🔸Liza Tsitsishvili – detained, then released 🔸Ninia Kakabadze – detained while reporting, now facing a hearing on 12 Nov All charges against Ninia must be dropped.
2 days ago
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Journalist Hakan Tosun was murdered in Istanbul in October after exposing environmental crime and corruption. As the world marked the International Day to
#EndImpunity
for Crimes Against Journalists last Sunday, his case remains unresolved. Justice must not stall.
2 days ago
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The recording of the MFRR webinar “Media Freedom Through Transnational Lenses: Insights from Montenegro and North Macedonia” is now available on YouTube. It examines recent progress, ongoing challenges, and implications for EU integration. Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuLz4kHiis
2 days ago
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From Ukraine to Turkey, journalists are being targeted and killed for reporting truth. Governments must act now.
https://www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day-mfrr-renews-urgent-call-for-justice-for-murdered-journalists-around-europe/
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Impunity Day: MFRR Demands Justice for Murdered Journalists in Europe
On Impunity Day, MFRR urges justice for journalists murdered across Europe and calls for accountability for attacks on press freedom.
https://www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day-mfrr-renews-urgent-call-for-justice-for-murdered-journalists-around-europe/
2 days ago
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When journalism is treated as a crime, who protects the truth-tellers? Join Banu Tune and Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as they discuss the brutality inflicted on journalists in Turkey and Ukraine, and the global response needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsky7WyE6w
3 days ago
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Join us for the webinar on Serbia now!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
4 days ago
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15 journalists killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zero accountability. The cycle of impunity must end.
https://www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day-mfrr-renews-urgent-call-for-justice-for-murdered-journalists-around-europe/
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Impunity Day: MFRR Demands Justice for Murdered Journalists in Europe
On Impunity Day, MFRR urges justice for journalists murdered across Europe and calls for accountability for attacks on press freedom.
https://www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day-mfrr-renews-urgent-call-for-justice-for-murdered-journalists-around-europe/
4 days ago
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Episode 7 of the CFOM podcast is out. Recorded at the MFRR Summit in Brussels, it digs into rising threats to media freedom across Europe, with Georgia as a key case. Guests: Elena Rodina, Renate Schroeder, Lia Chakhunashvili, Irma Dimitradze. Listen on Spotify.
https://ow.ly/KgfH50XlAig
5 days ago
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Vebinar – Godinu dana kasnije: Sloboda medija i bezbednost novinara i novinarki u Srbiji
nuns.rs/vebinar-godi...
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Vebinar - Godinu dana kasnije: Sloboda medija i bezbednost novinara i novinarki u Srbiji - NUNS
Utorak, 4. novembar u 14h Godinu dana nakon tragedije urušavanja nadstrešnice na železničkoj stanici u Novom Sadu 1. novembra 2024. godine i početka protesta protiv vlasti širom zemlje, ovaj vebinar...
https://nuns.rs/vebinar-godinu-dana-kasnije-sloboda-medija-i-bezbednost-novinara-i-novinarki-u-srbiji/
5 days ago
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The right to report without fear has collapsed in Serbia. A year on from the Novi Sad tragedy, the MFRR brings together frontline journalists to discuss what’s changed, and why impunity for violence must end. Tomorrow, 14:00 CET:
https://ow.ly/K0un50XjEjz
5 days ago
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Four journalists were killed in Europe in a single month. Fifteen since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Not a single case has led to full accountability. Impunity is enabling more violence. Justice must be non-negotiable.
www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day...
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Impunity Day: MFRR Demands Justice for Murdered Journalists in Europe
On Impunity Day, MFRR urges justice for journalists murdered across Europe and calls for accountability for attacks on press freedom.
https://www.mfrr.eu/impunity-day-mfrr-renews-urgent-call-for-justice-for-murdered-journalists-around-europe/
5 days ago
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Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we honour reporters in Europe who were murdered for their work. Each unsolved case deepens the silence. Each delay in justice endangers every journalist still reporting.
#EndImpunity
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
Index on Censorship
8 days ago
New report 🚨 Media freedom in
#Bulgaria
: a joint mission by the
@coemediafreedom.bsky.social
and
@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
, including Index, has found that fragile progress on media freedom in the country is at risk of backsliding without urgent reform ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/urge...
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The MFRR webinar “Media Freedom Through Transnational Lenses” offers in-depth analysis of the state of journalism in Montenegro and North Macedonia. The full discussion is now available to watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuLz4kHiis
8 days ago
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To mark the UN’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, MFRR hosts a webinar on 4 November exploring Serbia’s deteriorating press freedom and the rising attacks on journalists. Join us next Tuesday:
https://ow.ly/VuwP50XjE6Z
8 days ago
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⚡ Fragile progress on media freedom in Bulgaria is under threat. A new report by
@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
and
@coemediafreedom.bsky.social
warns that without urgent reform, backsliding is inevitable. Read the full findings and recommendations below 👇
www.mfrr.eu/report-fragi...
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Report: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reform
While Bulgaria has experienced modest progress on media freedom in the last four years, the situation remains undermined by persistent structural, legal and political challenges, with urgent action ne...
https://www.mfrr.eu/report-fragile-media-freedom-progress-in-bulgaria-at-risk-of-backsliding-without-urgent-reform/
8 days ago
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
International Press Institute (IPI)
9 days ago
🇷🇸 In
#Serbia
, media freedom has been rapidly declining amid ongoing protests. Join the webinar hosted by
@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
to examine how censorship, intimidation, and attacks have reshaped Serbia’s media landscape. Sign up here 👉
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
ARTICLE 19 Europe
10 days ago
📣To mark the anniversary of the tragedy in Novi Sad, we will discuss how the govt's efforts to stifle protests and control information fuel growing attacks on the media in 🇷🇸
#Serbia
. 🗓️4.11 ⏰14:00 CET Register now:
www.mfrr.eu/one-year-on-...
@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
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One year on: Media freedom and journalist safety in Serbia
Join the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) webinar on 4 November marking one year since Serbia’s Novi Sad tragedy and nationwide protests.
https://www.mfrr.eu/one-year-on-media-freedom-and-journalist-safety-in-serbia/
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Serbia’s media has faced intimidation, censorship, and violence since 2024’s Novi Sad tragedy. On 4 Nov, MFRR brings together journalists to assess the state of press freedom one year on. Register for the webinar:
https://www.mfrr.eu/one-year-on-media-freedom-and-journalist-safety-in-serbia/
9 days ago
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The MFRR webinar on media freedom in Montenegro and North Macedonia is now online. Experts discuss reforms, political influence, disinformation, and what these developments mean for EU accession. Watch the full recording:
https://youtu.be/VYuLz4kHiis
9 days ago
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🌍 Stay updated with the Media Freedom Rapid Response YouTube channel. Dive into webinars and videos on journalist safety, media freedom, and global journalistic challenges. 🔗
youtube.com/@mediafreedomrapidresponse/videos
9 days ago
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Stand up for media freedom ✏️ If you witness any press freedom violations, don't stay silent. Hit the link and use our quick "Report It" form. Your voice matters!
https://www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
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Report it - Mapping Media Freedom
https://www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
10 days ago
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🛡️ The MFRR consortium stands strong in its commitment to safeguard journalists and media workers across EU member states and candidate countries. From legal defence to emergency support, we are here to ensure their safety in the face of diverse threats.
https://www.mfrr.eu/support/
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Support Offered by MFRR
The MFRR offers tangible and frontline support to journalists and media workers in EU member states and candidate countries who are at risk from their work.
https://www.mfrr.eu/support/
10 days ago
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
International Press Institute (IPI)
11 days ago
#Albania
: IPI welcomes response by Speaker of Parliament to recent joint letter which raised alarm over proposals to restrict journalists’ access to parliament. We now urge government to meet with journalist in Albania directly to discuss the issue.
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reposted by
Media Freedom Rapid Response
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
11 days ago
Even in exile, many journalists remain under attack. The OSCE’s new report on protecting journalists under severe political pressure features ECPMF’s legal insights on relocation and safety.
https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/597612
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Outcome Report "Enhancing Protection of Journalists under Severe Political Pressure"
In an increasingly hostile environment for independent journalism, journalists under severe political pressure (JUSPP), particularly those in exile, represent the most vulnerable segment of the media landscape in the OSCE region. Having left their home countries under threat of harassment, imprisonment, or physical danger despite relocation, these journalists often continue to remain targets of transnational repression, facing digital attacks and being subject to digital surveillance, legal harassment, pressure on their family members, including those left behind in home countries, and...
https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/597612
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
OBCT
11 days ago
#Kosovo
now risks heading into new elections without an approved budget for the coming year and with millions of euros in foreign funds at stake due to the Assembly’s failure to ratify international agreements
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Kosovo fails to form a government and heads towards early elections
After months of political stalemate, Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti has failed to win the confidence of the Pristina parliament. The only way out is to call voters back to the polls
https://buff.ly/nsRpuWV
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Media Freedom Rapid Response
International Press Institute (IPI)
10 days ago
#Italy
: In a guest article for IPI, Francesca De Benedetti examines the recent car bomb attack and spyware cases agaisnt journalists in Italy, and wider pressures on
#mediafreedom
under the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Read the article👇
buff.ly/s0qX3q8
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Meloni's Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rules – ipi.media
This article is part of a series published by IPI and written by expert guest contributors from across Europe on different threats facing media freedom and independent journalism. The views of the…
https://ipi.media/melonis-italy-puts-media-freedom-under-pressure-regardless-of-eu-rules/
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From censorship to physical attacks, the environment for journalists in Serbia has deteriorated sharply. Join MFRR’s 4 Nov webinar examining the causes and consequences of this decline:
https://www.mfrr.eu/one-year-on-media-freedom-and-journalist-safety-in-serbia/
10 days ago
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FOI laws promise transparency. In practice, they often deliver silence. Experts from Hungary, Ukraine and Malta unpack the reality behind Europe’s access to information 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXA6...
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Freedom of Information in Europe
YouTube video by Media Freedom Rapid Response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXA6A0y2mc4
11 days ago
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📸 We’re in Vienna this week for the 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival
#IPIWoCo25
— “Defending the Future of Free Media.” Proud to join our consortium partner @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and journalists worldwide to strengthen press freedom and solidarity!
14 days ago
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11. Yargı Paketi’ndeki LGBTI+ karşıtı hüküm kabul edilirse, LGBTI+ topluluğunu haberleştiren gazeteciler cezai sorumlulukla yüz yüze kalacak. Bu, #MedyaÖzgürlüğüne ve ifade hürriyetine açık bir tehdittir. Hükmün derhal geri çekilmesini talep ediyoruz:
https://ow.ly/7qwe50XhvcP
15 days ago
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👉 We are starting in 5 minutes! Join us:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xl2KPJDUSD2DiaPPOTqreA#/registration
17 days ago
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We are thrilled to learn that journalists Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia and Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus will be awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought!
https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/andrzej-poczobut-and-mzia-amaglobeli-will-receive-sakharov-prize
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Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli will receive Sakharov Prize
The EPP Group is happy to learn that Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, journalists from Belarus and Georgia, will be jointly awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, following the nomination by t...
https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/andrzej-poczobut-and-mzia-amaglobeli-will-receive-sakharov-prize
17 days ago
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Transparency is not optional in a democracy. Join our webinar on
#FOI
in Europe on 22 Oct to examine how journalists navigate restrictive systems and push for openness. Speakers from Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, and Malta will discuss the realities behind FOI frameworks.
www.mfrr.eu/webinar-free...
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Freedom of Information (FOI) in Europe – What is the state of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Europe, and what challenges do journalists encounter when seeking access to government data?
This webinar will explore the importance of Freedom of Information/Access to Information (FOI/ATI) for journalists in Europe. In theory, most European countries have laws in place that ensure journali...
https://www.mfrr.eu/webinar-freedom-of-information-foi-in-europe/
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