Reports and papers

Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies

Rule of Law Report 2021, targeted stakeholder consultation

The Rule of Law Report monitors significant developments, both positive and negative, relating to the rule of law in Member States. It covers four pillars: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances

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The Global Expression Report 2021

The Global Expression Report is ARTICLE 19’s most comprehensive, data-based report that tracks freedom of expression across the world

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MFRR REPORT: Press Freedom Deteriorating in Slovenia under Latest Janša Government

From 24 May to 2nd June 2021, the partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response held a series of virtual meetings with stakeholders in Slovenia and this report confirms press freedom is deteriorating in the country under Janša Government

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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) in the European Union. A comparative study

A study commissioned by the European Commission with the aim to shed light on the legal environment of SLAPP in the European Union and its Member States

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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021

The 10th edition of the DNR covers 46 markets accounting for more than half the world’s population.

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The Use of SLAPPs to Silence Journalists, NGOs and Civil Society

A study by Justin Borg-Barthet, commissioned by the European Parliament in the framework of a renewed interest and engagement of European institutions to tackle the abuse of lawsuits

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Memorandum on freedom of expression and media freedom in Slovenia by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, calls on the Slovenian authorities to put a stop to the marked deterioration of freedom of expression and of the media in the country

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Disinformation affecting the EU: tackled but not tamed

The report follows an audit aimed at ascertaining whether the EU Action Plan against disinformation is relevant and delivering the expected results and concludes that it is relevant but incomplete

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Europe’s media in the digital decade

An action plan to support recovery and transformation in the news media sector. A study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education

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Journalism without a Mask. 2020 Annual Survey of Media Freedom in Bulgaria

This is the fifth edition of the perception survey conducted online by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) Bulgaria

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