🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

Between death threats, online smear campaigns and record levels of violence against journalists, Serbia's media freedom crisis continues to deepen. Our 2026 mission report is now out. www.mfrr.eu/serbia-a-dan...

Italy's media freedom is on a worrying downward path. Our new report finds growing political interference in Rai, rising legal threats, concerns over media concentration, and surveillance cases. Urgent reforms are needed to protect independent journalism. Full report: www.mfrr.eu/italy-mfrr-r...

🤔 Interested in working at the intersection of journalism, human rights and European policy? The MFRR project is seeking an intern to support the delivery of this year's MFRR Summit and follow-up activities: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?... Applications are open until 30 July 2026!

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

#Netherlands: We fully support Het Parool columnist Yesim Candan in the wake of the threatening letter targeting her and her son, who was then subjected to a rare violent assault. This new attack monitored on Mapping Media Freedom raises serious concerns over journalists' safety.

👀 We're looking for an intern to join the Media Freedom Rapid Response! Working alongside the MFRR team, you'll contribute to one of Europe's key mechanisms protecting journalists through monitoring, advocacy, and legal support: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?... Apply by 30 July.

The crackdown on independent media in Türkiye is escalating with 11 journalists detained ahead of the NATO Summit. Turkish authorities must: 🔸 Release detained journalists 🔸 Drop charges linked to their reporting 🔸 End the misuse of anti-terror and disinformation laws www.mfrr.eu/turkiye-medi...

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

Interested in journalism, human rights and European affairs? Join the MFRR team as an intern: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?... ⏰️ Deadline: 30 July 2026.

After years of delays, the trial of Yorgen Fenech over the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia is expected to begin today. We remain in contact with Daphne’s family, will monitor the proceedings closely, and hope the trial moves forward without further delay so that justice is finally served.

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

⚡️ The Media Freedom Rapid Response project is looking for an intern. Help deliver the 2026 MFRR Summit and support media freedom across Europe: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?... 📅 Applications close on 30 July 2026.

MFRR joins RSF in calling on Bulgarian authorities to guarantee the safety of investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov following alarming allegations of planned violence linked to his reporting: www.mfrr.eu/bulgaria-pre... A threat against one journalist is a threat against public's right to know.

The MFRR stands in solidarity with Le Monde journalist @stephanehorel.bsky.social following a series of thefts and attempted break-ins believed to be linked to her reporting on PFAS pollution: www.mfrr.eu/france-solid... Authorities must identify those responsible.

⚡️ The MFRR stands in solidarity with journalists and media workers at Czech Television and Czech Radio striking today. Independent public service media are essential. Journalists must be able to work free from political pressure, and media funding reforms must not undermine editorial independence.

À la suite de notre récente mission de plaidoyer pour la liberté de la presse en France, les partenaires du MFRR expriment leur solidarité avec les journalistes et les professionnels des médias qui se mobilisent le 18 juin.

🇫🇷 Following a three-day mission to Paris, MFRR partners and @rsf.org warn that media freedom in France is at a critical juncture ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Read preliminary findings here👇https://www.mfrr.eu/france-critical-juncture-for-media-freedom-ahead-of-2027-elections/

📍Paris MFRR partners and @rsf.org have arrived in France to begin a media freedom mission. The delegation will examine media concentration, EMFA implementation, SLAPPs, source protection and journalists’ safety during protests. Findings coming soon!

254 press freedom violations linked to environmental reporting affected 425 journalists and media actors across Europe between 2020 and 2025. On #WorldEnvironmentDay, MFRR highlights the risks facing climate and environmental reporting. www.mappingmediafreedom.org/wp-content/u...

MFRR partners will visit Paris (9–11 June) to assess media freedom in France ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Led by @efj.bsky.social and joined by @rsf.org. Findings will follow after the mission. www.mfrr.eu/france-mfrr-...

MFRR demands the release of journalist @ismailari.bsky.social ahead of his June 5 court hearing in Turkey. Arbitrary detention under the guise of “disinformation” laws is an attack on democracy. We call on authorities to end judicial harassment and free İsmail now. www.mfrr.eu/turkey-mfrr-...

As António Costa meets President Vučić today, media freedom in Serbia must be on the agenda. A coalition of media freedom organisations is calling on the EU to address growing threats to journalists and media pluralism. Read our joint letter: www.mfrr.eu/serbia-10-or...

Georgia’s new “Division for Combating Hate Speech” is the latest step in a widening crackdown on press freedom and free expression. MFRR partners urge authorities to halt this assault on dissent and call on the EU to take urgent action. 👉 www.mapmf.org/alert/34997 #Georgia #PressFreedom

MFRR partners are alarmed by the arson attack targeting journalist Adriano Cappellari of the local newspaper L’Altopiano at his home. We urge Italian authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation. Those responsible must be identified and brought to justice. www.mapmf.org/alert/35000

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

⚡️ Czech Republic: A new bill threatens to slash funding for public media and increase political influence over their future. MFRR warns that any reform must safeguard the financial and editorial independence of Czech Radio and Czech Television.

One continent, four trajectories: press freedom in Europe from 2016 to 2026 medium.com/@danieleruzz...

For 27 years, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation has fought for justice after his murder. Now it has been ordered to pay damages to those acquitted in the case. This is a devastating setback in the fight against impunity in Serbia. www.mfrr.eu/serbia-solid...

🌍 The monitoring data of @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social showed that in the past six years, 27 journalists, media workers, media owners or staff guarding media offices have been killed in line of duty or because of their work in European countries. @globalfreemedia.bsky.social

📸 Sielke of @balcanicaucaso.org and Patrick of @ecpmf.bsky.social spent the week in Riga and Vilnius with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, meeting journalists, researchers, officials and policy experts to explore how the Baltic states respond to disinformation.

#Georgia 🇬🇪 @europeanjournalists.org, which is part of @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social, warned that since 2024, "the country’s media landscape has grown increasingly hostile & perilous," with journalists exposed to physical and legal attacks.

#Serbia: We support the letter of @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social partners to European ministers, calling for EU funds to Serbia to be suspended in response to the increased violence against journalists and the central role played by the authorities. @europeanjournalists.org www.ifj.org//media-centr...

Violence against journalists in Serbia reflects a pattern of intimidation, institutional failure, and impunity. Our latest webinar looked at how this cycle can be challenged, and what role the EU should play. Recording now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_n4...

Today, Karakutu is publishing its first batch of archived materials. Between 2020 and 2025, we monitored over 800 press freedom attacks in Turkey. In our new interview, Viera Zuborova explains why @correctiv.org's digital archive is essential for public memory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFF...

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.

#Georgia has faced one of the most serious deteriorations of press freedom in Europe. Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been jailed for over a year on political charges. Together with @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social, we call on EU institutions to take urgent action against this crackdown on free press.

The MFRR joins the European Commission’s Anti-SLAPP event at a crucial moment for press freedom in Europe. As abusive lawsuits continue to silence journalists and watchdogs, Europe must move from commitments to enforcement, protection, and real support for those targeted: www.mfrr.eu/as-deadline-...

Today is the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive. Yet implementation remains fragmented, delayed, and alarmingly incomplete. MFRR calls for urgent, robust transposition to protect journalists and media from abusive litigation. www.mfrr.eu/as-deadline-...

I cronisti vanno tutelati, ora l’Italia recepisca la direttiva Ue anti Slapp www.editorialedomani.it/politica/eur...

The recording of our #WPFD 2026 webinar is now available! “Serbia’s spiral of violence” examines the structural nature of the country’s media freedom crisis and the role the EU can play in responding to intimidation, impunity, and pressure on journalists: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_n4...

#Georgia’s media freedom crisis is escalating. Since December 2023, we have documented 319 violations affecting 555 journalists and media organisations. MFRR partners call for urgent EU action to support independent media and hold those responsible accountable. www.mfrr.eu/georgia-an-e...

To mark #WPFD, MFRR publishes six years of monitoring data: www.mfrr.eu/world-press-... Since 2020, we have recorded 6,092 violations affecting more than 10,200 journalists and media-related entities. The data shows sustained, structural pressure on press freedom across Europe.

On Sunday we celebrated World Press Freedom Day. As we reflect on the state of press freedom across Europe, explore our Monitoring Report 2025. Over the course of 2025, we recorded 1,481 violations affecting 2,377 journalists and media entities across 36 countries: www.mfrr.eu/monitoring-r...

Join us today at 13:00 CET to talk about media crisis in Serbia! Register here: www.mfrr.eu/world-press-...

On Monday, 4 May, 13:00 CET: a closer look at Serbia’s deepening media freedom crisis. From isolated attacks to a structural cycle of violence and impunity; what can the EU actually do? Join us for our World Press Freedom Day webinar: www.mfrr.eu/world-press-...

📅 On Monday, join our webinar to examine the role the European Union can play in responding to Serbia’s deepening media freedom crisis and discuss how existing mechanisms have fallen short. Register here: www.mfrr.eu/world-press-...

When attacks on journalists become the norm, responses must change. On #WPFD, we examine Serbia’s spiral of violence and what meaningful EU action could look like. Register for our upcoming webinar and join the discussion: www.mfrr.eu/world-press-...

‼️ We strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known as the “disinformation law” — to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists, and call on the govt to repeal the provision and release all journalists imprisoned under it. www.mfrr.eu/turkey-inter...

🚨 Every day, we monitor press freedom in Europe and log new alerts as they happen. Journalists continue to face threats, intimidation and attacks, often without any accountability. Our roundup brings together some of the cases recorded this week: www.mappingmediafreedom.org Here are a few of them.