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Serbia’s elections could mark a turning point for media freedom and pluralism - Article

Joint statement by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners

Protections of Media Freedoms in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Steps Towards European Integration - Reports

In this paper, Sokol and Gačanica (Mediacentar Sarajevo) analyze the legal and institutional framework for freedom of expression and media freedoms in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They assess it against international standards, the European Court of Human Rights and the EU acquis, using legal analysis, secondary literature and twelve interviews with legal experts and media and institutional representatives.

The "gendered price" of press freedom in the digital age: Documenting threats and challenges for female journalists in western media systems - Reports

In this article, Maniou and Papadopoulou ask whether female journalists enjoy the same level of press freedom as their male colleagues in the digital age. Using incidents recorded by Mapping Media Freedom and the reports of the Coalition For Women In Journalism (2020-2024), they document threats against women and non-binary journalists in western media systems.

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. 

Influence of Political Clientelism on Media Freedom under Vucic and the Progressive Party - Reports

Aleksandra Dragojlov's article examines how political clientelism has systematically shaped Serbia's media landscape under the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Despite formal legislative reforms in 2014 and 2023 that ostensibly aimed to reduce state involvement in media operations, the government has employed more subtle, indirect mechanisms of control.

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.

MFRR Italy mission report: Growing political pressure on Rai, concerns over media pluralism, and escalating legal harassment and digital threats - Reports

MFRR report focusing on Italy presents findings from the mission conducted in Rome in March 2026, in addition to insights from ongoing monitoring activities

Albania: Elected officials must refrain from public targeting and delegitimisation of media organisations - Article

OBCT joins free expression organizations in expressing concern over the public targeting and ethnic delegitimisation of Kristina Voko, Executive Director of BIRN Albania

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

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