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Hungary: MFRR condemns decision by Budapest court to reject temporary license extension to Klubrádió

05/02/2021

MFRR partners share their concerns over the 4th February decision by a court in Budapest to reject the temporary license extension to Klubrádió in Hungary, warning it will have far-reaching implications for what remains of media pluralism and independent journalism in the country

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Press freedom in Spain in 2020: Coronavirus and five years of the ‘gag laws’

05/02/2021

Watchdog PDLI (Plataforma en Defensa de la Libertad de Información) highlights key developments in press freedom last year

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UK: harassment directed at Nadine White by government members

03/02/2021

The Media Freedom Rapid Response condemns the harassment directed at NadineWhite and calls on MPs and Ministers to stop targeting journalists doing their job

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France: one defamation action dropped, but the threat remains

29/01/2021

The MFRR welcomes the dropping of the defamation action against Inès Léraud but vexatious legal threats continue to threaten media freedom across Europe

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Netherlands: Journalists’ safety increasingly under attack

28/01/2021

The European Federation of Journalists is concerned by the situation and calls on the authorities to do the utmost to protect journalists and investigate all attacks

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Serbia: the Coalition for Women Journalists interviews Gordana Bjeletić who received death threats

26/01/2021

Gordana Bjeletić and her colleagues were targeted with death threats, CFWIJ spoke to her after filing a complaint about the brutal attacks to the police

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Montenegro: MFRR letter to authorities for threats to Olivera Lakić

25/01/2021

The Media Freedom Rapid Responses calls for urgent police protection for Olivera Lakić following assassination threats made against her

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Extradition proceedings against Jonathan Taylor need to end!

19/01/2021

A wide range of organisations calls on Croatia and Monaco to end extradition proceedings and asks the European Parliament to condemn the ongoing harassment of such an important whistleblower

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Slovak police urged to probe surveillance of Denník N journalist Monika Tódová

15/01/2021

IPI notes dark history of journalist surveillance in Slovakia and calls for thorough investigation

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Portugal: four journalists under illegal police surveillance

14/01/2021

The European Federation of Journalists denounces a clear violation of the confidentiality of journalists’ sources and demands urgent clarification from the General Prosecutor

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