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Joint Statement on the Draft Penal Code and Its Implications for Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Albania

01/08/2025

OBCT joins the SafeJournalists Network, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), and civil society organizations in Albania in expressing concern regarding the proposed amendments to the Penal Code which risk posing direct threats to media freedom, the safety of journalists, and the fundamental right to freedom of expression

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Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s release

31/07/2025

OBCT joins free expression organisations in urging the Georgian Dream authorities to drop the criminal charges against Mzia Amaglobeli and to ensure her immediate release

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

22/07/2025

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

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Closure of Al Jazeera Balkans is a Major Blow to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Region

17/07/2025

The SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform express deep concern and solidarity with over 200 journalists and media workers affected by the sudden announcement of the closure of Al Jazeera Balkans after 14 years of continuous operation

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Serbia: Media freedom continues to decline at alarming speed, EU must take action

11/07/2025

OBCT joins free expression organisations in condemning the decline of media freedom in Serbia

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Organisations across Europe take part in actions against SLAPPs as Greenpeace International brings a groundbreaking legal case

02/07/2025

OBCT joins free expression organisations for the European Day of Action against SLAPPs

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Kosovo: Steadfast support for Flutura Kusari as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu’s harassment

20/06/2025

OBCT joins free expression organizations in expressing support for colleague Flutura Kusari, Senior Legal Advisor at the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), who has been the target of a prolonged online harassment campaign

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Serbia: Media regulator election again made a mockery of EU-required reforms

19/06/2025

Process to appoint new members of media regulator council was again conducted in non-transparent and discriminatory manner

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Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

09/06/2025

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

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Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case mark another step towards full justice

09/06/2025

Media freedom groups welcome conviction of two gang members who supplied car bomb which killed Maltese journalist

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