A call for to key EU member states to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement - Article

OBCT joined other free expression organizations in addressing leaders in Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic, calling for the suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement

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

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

Media legislation in the Republic of Moldova and harmonization with new European regulations - Reports

In the context of Moldova’s EU accession, ActiveWatch provides a thorough analysis of the country’s steps to harmonize its media legislation in accordance with EU provisions

Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco, journalism "Beyond the Dniester" - Article

Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco, in their reports, describe the lives of Moldovans beyond the Dniester. In this interview, they explain the difficulties in describing daily life in a country divided between the territory controlled by Chișinău and that under the separatist government
By Francesco Brusa

Fist published by OBCT, also available in ITA

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom - Article

OBCT joins MFRR partners in responding to the publication of the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, urging the EU to strengthen its commitment to media freedom and the protection of independent journalism

Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms - Article

Following the victory of Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential election on 1 June, the undersigned media freedom organisations today call on the president elect to commit to building a cross-party consensus required to bolster press freedom and strengthen Polish democracy

Croatia: Weekly Novosti faces drastic funding cuts amid political pressure - Article

MFRR partners condemn the drastic cuts in funding for the weekly magazine Novosti, the only print media for the Serb minority in Croatia

Study Trip to Thuringia for Young Journalists organized by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Paris - Reports

Applications are open for aspiring and young journalists to join a study trip to Thuringia, focused on memory, history, and the rise of the far right

Index of the State of the Press in the Republic of Moldova (ISPM) – 2024 - Reports

The Index of the State of the Press in the Republic of Moldova (ISPM) is an annual initiative led by the Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent/Independent Journalism Center (IJC) based in Chisinau, Moldova