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Greece: Letter to Grigoris Dimitriadis, SLAPP Politician of the Year

21/10/2022

In this letter to the former general secretary of Greek Prime Minister's office, MFRR partners express concern about defamation claims filed against investigative journalists and media outlets

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Malta: Civil society denounces government's lack of transparency in reforms and renews calls for full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/10/2022

Five years ago today, investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a car bomb attack in Malta. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Together with them, we continue to fight for full justice

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Turkey: International delegation condemns passage of disinformation law and calls for protection of journalists ahead of 2023 elections

14/10/2022

This week, seven media freedom, journalism, and human rights organisations met with key stakeholders in Turkey to discuss Turkey’s media freedom crisis

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Czech Republic: Media freedom groups urge MPs to pass media act amendment

13/10/2022

The passing of this reform package is needed to help protect independence of public broadcasters from future attacks. Czech translation is available below

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Greece: Full scale of surveillance on journalists must be unearthed

10/10/2022

MFRR partners back calls for the testing of mobile devices belonging to journalists in Greece who suspect they may have been targets of surveillance. The recent scandals require full transparency and accountability, and have underscored deepening concerns about the erosion of media freedom under the New Democracy government

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Slovakia: Deputy PM’s attacks undermined government’s broader efforts to strengthen press freedom

06/10/2022

Media freedom groups express dismay over the recent attempts by deputy Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovič to denigrate the country’s media

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International Press Freedom Groups Condemn Turkey Disinformation Bill Placed before Parliament

06/10/2022

Twenty five international organisations call on Members of Parliament to vote against the bill on “disinformation and fake news”, a law designed to criminalise the free flow of information. Turkish translation available below

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France: Investigative media outlets under attack in five gagging lawsuits

30/09/2022

Media freedom groups raise concern over the recent wave of gagging lawsuits initiated by companies against several independent media outlets in France

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Democratic Values in the Digital Age Series: Strengthening Media Pluralism and Freedoms

28/09/2022

Media freedom and media pluralism are essential to our democracies and are enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. How can we safeguard media freedom and pluralism in the current digital environment? A conference organised by UCD Centre for Digital Policy

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Albania: Media must not face criminal prosecution for public interest reporting

23/09/2022

Media freedom groups raise concern over the blanket publication ban issued by Albanian prosecutorial authorities regarding a trove of hacked data. No journalist or media outlet should face criminal sanctions for publishing information in the public interest

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