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Media Freedom Rapid Response Input regarding the EU Democracy Shield

30/04/2025

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has submitted its official input to the EU Democracy Shield, emphasizing the need to uphold media resilience and journalist safety as essential pillars for safeguarding democracy in Europe

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Commissioner Virkkunen acknowledges crucial role of journalism in Europe’s Defense and Preparedness agenda

30/04/2025

Partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) met with European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, on 27 April 2025, to address increasing challenges concerning the economic viability, online safety of journalists, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the media landscape

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The Next Rule of Law Report: More Action, Less Reaction

24/04/2025

OBCT joins civil society, human rights, journalist and media support organisations call on the European Commission to strengthen the rule of law dialogue, improve the impact of the Rule of Law Report’s recommendations and take decisive action against systematic human rights violations in EU Member State

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Greece: Investigative media win latest victory in spyware SLAPP ruling

22/04/2025

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFFR) welcomes the Athens court's dismissal of vexatious lawsuits against Greek journalists reporting on the Prime Minister's nephew’s alleged spyware links

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Free expression organisations in solidarity with the award-winning artist and human rights defender Badiucao

11/04/2025

More than 40 organisations from around the world stand in solidarity with the award-winning Chinese-Australian political cartoonist, artist and human rights defender Badiucao as he faces legal harassment in relation to his protest art

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Greece: Total impunity persists on fourth anniversary of Giorgos Karaivaz murder

09/04/2025

The undersigned international media freedom and journalist organisations today mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 with a renewed call for justice and an end to ongoing impunity, which continues to cast a dark shadow over the Greek media and press freedom landscape

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Serbia: a press freedom crisis

04/04/2025

From April 7 to 9, MFRR conducts a visit to the country amid a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis.
This collection of articles in Italian, English and Serbian by OBCT explains what is happening and why.

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Serbia: MFRR media freedom mission to visit Belgrade and Novi Sad

28/03/2025

The partners organisation of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Serbia between 7-9 April to meet with journalists, media stakeholders and law enforcement authorities amidst a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis.

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Serbia: Spyware attacks on BIRN journalists further deepen press freedom crisis

28/03/2025

Further alarm about the deepening press freedom crisis: revelations showing evidence of the abuse of advanced Pegasus spyware

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Turkey: MFRR partners call for an end to crackdown on journalists covering political protests

28/03/2025

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organisations call for an immediate end to the crackdown against media after documenting widespread attacks , detentions, and censorship measures against journalists following the formal charging of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu with corruption on March 23, 2025.

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