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Montenegro: the unusual protest of a photojournalist under threat

03/11/2026

Dismayed by a court decision to reduce a sentence — already considered lenient — handed down to someone who had threatened his life, Boris Pejović, a photojournalist for the Podgorica-based newspaper Vijesti, took an action that caught many by surprise: he turned himself in to the authorities, intending to sound the alarm about the inadequate protection afforded to media professionals

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Serbia, Europe is watching: media freedom is a cornerstone of democratic election

21/10/2026

The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Safe Journalists Network (SJN) ahead of the parliamentary elections on 25 October are alarmed by the spiral of violence against journalists and by the overall situation surrounding media freedom. We call on the Serbian authorities to guarantee the safety of media workers during the electoral period. All attacks must be thoroughly investigated and their perpetrators held accountable. Political figures, including state officials, must stop targeting media professionals.

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The severe escalation of internet censorship in Türkiye

12/10/2026

ARTICLE 19, Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), Human Rights Watch and the undersigned human rights and media freedom organisations are deeply concerned by the severe escalation of internet censorship in Türkiye in the past month. We urge social media platforms to take meaningful steps immediately to uphold their human rights responsibilities and avoid contributing to the suppression of independent media and violations of the right to freedom of expression.

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MFRR condemns cyberattack on Mapping Media Freedom

09/10/2026

Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemn the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Mapping Media Freedom platform on 30 September and 1 October 2026 and express their solidarity with the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) which operates it.

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