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Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom case

17/04/2026

The Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes the acquittal of Roberto Saviano in a case brought by Minister Matteo Salvini, a landmark ruling for press freedom in Italy

Fist published by OBCT, also available in Italian

World Press Freedom Day: Six years of monitoring reveals emerging threats against media freedom in Europe

05/05/2026

To mark World Press Freedom Day, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is today publishing an analysis of six years of monitoring data, which reveals in granular detail the most serious challenges and trends threatening freedom of the press in Europe

International organisations urge Kosovo government to reverse media freedom decline

27/03/2026

Media freedom in Kosovo has experienced a period of decline since 2023 amidst a series of negative developments, which calls for immediate political action by the government, an international media freedom mission concluded today

Serbian authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalists

31/03/2026

Media freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape, a coalition of media freedom organisations concluded.

EU rule of law erodes further as Commission struggles to respond

30/03/2026

Examining the most significant infringements of justice, corruption, media freedom, and checks and balances across the European Union (EU) in 2025, the Liberties Rule of Law Report 2026 has found stagnation as the dominant trend in the rule of law, with very limited progress among Member States