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France: concerns about new draft law that would make it illegal to publish images of police and gendarmes at work

13/11/2020

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR ), with French unions SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes, are concerned about a legislative proposal currently pending in the French parliament, which would make it illegal to disseminate images of law enforcement officers of the national police and gendarmerie. We call on the members of Parliament to delete the proposed text

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Greek police urged to explain detention of German documentary crew

13/11/2020

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) sent a letter to Greek authorities seeking an urgent explanation for the recent detention of a German documentary on the island of Samos

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Police and protesters target journalists and media workers in Leipzig protest

10/11/2020

The European Federation of Journalists and ECPMF condemn the abuses during a demonstration on 7 November in Leipzig, Germany

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Poland, violence escalates and journalists come under attack

08/11/2020

IPI as part of the MFRR condemns recent aggression and violence against journalists covering ongoing protests in Poland

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New wave of SLAPPs hit Croatian media and journalists

04/11/2020

The Croatian journalists’ trade union and professional associations (TUCJ and CJA) announced last week that a new wave of vexatious lawsuits (SLAPP) is threatening freedom of speech in Croatia

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Albania: an explosion in front of a journalist's home

03/11/2020

In the middle of the night, on 30 October, explosives detonated at the entrance of Elidon Ndreka's home. International organisations call for quick investigations

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Impunity for crimes against journalists remains high, by IPI

02/11/2020

The International Press Institute is celebrating the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes agaisnt Journalists: the analysis confirms that governments are failing to bring perpetrators to justice

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Northern Ireland: The police investigation into the threats against Patricia Devlin is inadequate

29/10/2020

MFRR partners wrote to Police Scotland, Police Service of Northern Ireland and the relevant ministries in Northern Ireland and Scotland to express our concern about the adequacy of ongoing investigations by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Police Scotland into threats made against Patricia Devlin

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Time to take action against SLAPPs

27/10/2020

Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, signs a comment about strategic lawsuits against public participation, calling them "a significant and growing threat to the right to freedom of expression"

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PPF Group and media ownership: an exchange between MFRR and the company

21/10/2020

The prompt answer of international investment group PPF to the letter of concern signed by international press freedom organizations is quite generic and leaves many issues open, but it is a first step forward

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