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MFRR condemns cyberattack on Mapping Media Freedom - Article

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.

Open letter on Albania's draft anti-SLAPP legislative package - Article

European and regional media freedom organizations and Albanian civil society organisations welcome the draft anti-SLAPP law and the progress made towards establishing stronger safeguards for journalists, media workers, civil society and others engaged in public participation

Slovenia: Authorities urged to refrain from adopting changes that would weaken public media - Article

On October 11, Slovenians will vote on a referendum on whether to abolish the licence fee that funds their public broadcaster, while a draft law is moving forward that would give the government decisive influence over the body responsible for appointing the broadcaster’s management. 

Albania: Social media platforms must protect media and public-interest accounts from coordinated manipulation - Article

The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the SafeJournalists Network (SJN), and other partner organizations are concerned about recent incidents in Albania in which media, journalists, civic initiatives and other public-interest accounts have faced unexplained restrictions, removals and apparent attempts to manipulate social-media enforcement systems.

Information as a Public Good: why media freedom is essential to democracy - Reports

This Legal and Policy Report, authored by Andrea Oleandri and produced within the STRIVE 2026 project supported by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) and the European Union, argues that the quality of a democracy depends on the quality of its information space, and that the traditional framing of press freedom—centred on protecting individual expression from state censorship—is no longer sufficient to guarantee a genuinely free and pluralistic media environment

A dangerous spiral of violence against journalists in Serbia - Reports

OBCT, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform present a report which outlines the deteriorating situation for media freedom and safety of journalists in Serbia. The report is a result of an international mission to Belgrade that took place in March 2026.

Moldova: Shadow Report on the State of Media Freedom in the Country - Reports

Media freedom, European integration, and reform processes in Moldova are the central themes of the recent shadow report published by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) in collaboration with OBCT and ActiveWatch

Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza government - Article

OBCT joins MFRR partners in calling on the new Hungarian government to make media freedom reforms a priority 

Unequal Information: The Invisibility of Migrant, Refugee, and Racialized People in Italian Media - Reports

Carta di Roma and Lunaria teamed up to examine how Migrant, Refugee, and Racialized People are depicted by Italian Media