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Turkey: CFWIJ demands action to end police brutality against journalists

28/07/2021

The Coalition for Women in Journalism launches a petition that recognizes police violence in Turkey as one of the most urgent issues

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European Commission Recommendations on the Safety of Journalists: MFRR submission

26/07/2021

Following the European News Media Forum, the MFRR drafted a submission to the European Commission as part of their proposed Recommendations on the Safety of Journalists

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Turkey: Concern over proposals to introduce new regulation of “fake” and “foreign-funded” news

23/07/2021

OBCT co-signed a statement condemning the proposal to introduce a new regulation of "fake" and "foreign-funded" news in Turkey. If approved, these measures will further undermine media freedom and pluralism in the country

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Hungary: MFRR highly alarmed by Pegasus surveillance revelations

20/07/2021

A leak revealed the use of the Pegasus spyware program against journalists, human rights defenders and lawyers. MFRR partners call the implicated governments, which include the Hungarian government, to immediately stop using the spyware

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Rule of Law Report 2021: OBCT submission for Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria

20/07/2021

The European Commission has published the Rule of Law Report 2021, consisting in the summary of the stakeholders' consultation. OBCT submitted a 13-page report answering questions related to the situation in Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria

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Albania: concern after government ally elected to head the Audiovisual Media Authority

14/07/2021

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) expresses deep concern about the future impartiality and independence of Albania’s Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) following the election of a close associate of the ruling Socialist Party to head the media regulator

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UK: oil firm whistleblower Jonathan Taylor released

08/07/2021

On Wednesday 7 July 2021, the request to extradite Jonathan Taylor has been formally rejected by the Minister of Justice of Croatia. This decision is a victory for the public's right to be informed, as whistleblowers play a vital role in our democracies

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Italy: Access to information law should not override protection of journalistic sources

02/07/2021

On 18 June 2021, the Administrative Court of Lazio (TAR Lazio) ordered the Italian Media Public Broadcaster (RAI) to release documents held by TV Program Report following an access to information request

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Slovenia: a letter to EU Presidents

30/06/2021

MFRR partners shared with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, the newly published report "Press Freedom Deteriorating in Slovenia under Latest Janša Government"

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Slovenian government eroding media freedom as it takes over EU Presidency

30/06/2021

As Slovenia will assume the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, MFRR partners, press freedom organisations and journalism groups release a new report about press freedom deteriorating in the country under Janša Government

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