Stronger Minds, Stronger Media: Why protecting journalists’ mental health is essential for journalism’s future - Reports

Stronger Minds, Stronger Media report underscores that safeguarding journalists’ mental health through systemic workplace reforms and supportive leadership is essential to sustaining a free and resilient press

Bulgaria: Press Freedom Undermined by Political Polarisation and Delayed Reforms - Article

Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic and EU-mandated reforms, a coalition of international press freedom organisations said today

Croatia, Women journalists’ safety - Reports

This report focuses on women journalists’ safety in Croatia

Open Letter on Improving Journalists’ Access to the Albanian Parliament - Article

MFRR partners and free expression organizations urge the Albanian Parliament to drop plans restricting journalists’ access and to protect media freedom

Monitoring Report January-June 2025 - Reports

This Monitoring Report takes stock of the press freedom situation in 36 EU Member States and candidate countries during the first six months of 2025. Between January and June, the Mapping Media Freedom database documented 709 press freedom violations, affecting 1249 media workers or entities

Media freedom groups welcome Google fine and call on EU to break up the tech giant’s digital advertising monopoly - Article

OBCT joins MFRR partenrs in urging the EU to intensify action against Google after its €2.95 billion fine for anti-competitive AdTech practices

MigraVoice Inclusive Journalism Training for Journalists - Training

Journalism training promoted by the MigraVoice project, focused on inclusive and responsible reporting

Ten demands for maintaining media freedom in Czechia - Article

Media freedom is the cornerstone of every democratic society. Independent journalism, together with media literacy and free access to information, is the best prevention against disinformation. In the run-up to the Czech parliamentary elections on 3 and 4 October 2025, the undersigned organisations therefore propose to political parties specific steps to protect these values

Serbia: MFRR partners warn against attempt to seize political control of last remaining independent TV stations N1 and Nova - Article

OBCT and MFRR partners warn of political interference in United Group media in Serbia

Moldovan women journalists challenging Russian disinformation - Article

Last fall, Moldovan investigative journalists Natalia Zaharescu and Măriuța Nistor infiltrated the network of pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Șor for three months. They documented the illegal techniques used to mobilize people and the risks faced by journalists working in this context

By Gian Marco Moisé

Originally published by OBCT. Also available in ITA