Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR)

Monitoring, tracking and responding to media freedom violations across Europe.

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MFRR demands the release of journalist @ismailari_ ahead of his June 5 court hearing in Turkey.

Arbitrary detention under the guise of “disinformation” laws is an attack on democracy. We call on authorities to end judicial harassment and free him.

https://t.co/UiDxhIEFlE

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As António Costa meets President Vučić today, media freedom in Serbia must be on the agenda.

A coalition of media freedom organisations is calling on the EU to address growing threats to journalists and media pluralism.

Read our joint letter:
https://t.co/vW8RCOzAqQ

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Georgia’s new “Division for Combating Hate Speech” is the latest step in a widening crackdown on press freedom and free expression. MFRR partners urge authorities to halt this assault on dissent and call on the EU to take urgent action.
👉 https://t.co/kAt49jnI2f
#PressFreedom

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MFRR partners are alarmed by the arson attack targeting journalist Adriano Cappellari of the local newspaper L’Altopiano. We urge Italian authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation.
Those responsible must be identified and brought to justice.https://t.co/oNTobrx8jY

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@CRozhlas @CzechTV More in our recent statement 👇️
https://t.co/ZgVUZEydwF

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⚡️ Czech Republic: A new bill threatens to slash funding for public media and increase political influence over their future.

MFRR warns that any reform must safeguard the financial and editorial independence of @CRozhlas and @CzechTV.

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One continent, four trajectories: press freedom in Europe from 2016 to 2026
https://t.co/TzIxZHetB1

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For 27 years, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation has fought for justice after his murder. Now it has been ordered to pay damages to those acquitted in the case. This is a devastating setback in the fight against impunity in Serbia.
https://t.co/lHSXeZmuJj

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📸 Sielke of @BalkansCaucasus and Patrick of @ecpmf spent the week in Riga and Vilnius with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, meeting journalists, researchers, officials and policy experts to explore how the Baltic states respond to disinformation.

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#Georgia 🇬🇪 @efjeurope, which is part of @MediaFreedomEU, warned that since 2024, "the country’s media landscape has grown increasingly hostile & perilous," with journalists exposed to physical and legal attacks.

https://t.co/m48hUwBAEy

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Violence against journalists in Serbia reflects a pattern of intimidation, institutional failure, and impunity. Our latest webinar looked at how this cycle can be challenged, and what role the EU should play.

Watch here: https://t.co/LoTJkHXKB3

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Today, @karakutu_xyz is publishing its first batch of archived materials. Between 2020 and 2025, we monitored over 800 press freedom attacks in Turkey. In our interview, Viera Zuborova explains why @correctiv_org's archive is essential for public memory: https://t.co/H54qZprWnm

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The MFRR joins the European Commission’s Anti-SLAPP event at a crucial moment for press freedom in Europe. As abusive lawsuits continue to silence journalists, we must move from commitments to enforcement, protection, and real support for those targeted: https://t.co/YxaagC84QH

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Today is the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive. Yet implementation remains fragmented, delayed, and incomplete.

MFRR calls for urgent, robust transposition to protect journalists and media from abusive litigation.
https://t.co/YxaagC84QH

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I cronisti vanno tutelati, ora l’Italia recepisca la direttiva Ue anti Slapp
https://t.co/Wf87L2xPy9

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The recording of our #WPFD 2026 webinar is now available!

“Serbia’s spiral of violence” examines the structural nature of the country’s media freedom crisis and the role the EU can play in responding to intimidation, impunity, and pressure on journalists: https://t.co/LoTJkHXKB3

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#Georgia’s media freedom crisis is escalating. Since Dec 2023, we have documented 319 violations affecting 555 journalists and media organisations. MFRR partners call for urgent EU action to support independent media and hold those responsible accountable.
https://t.co/QrUHFUyfP7

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To mark #WPFD, MFRR publishes six years of monitoring data: https://t.co/170FUqB8tX

Since 2020, we have recorded 6,092 violations affecting more than 10,200 journalists and media-related entities. The data shows sustained, structural pressure on press freedom across Europe.

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On Sunday we celebrated World Press Freedom Day. As we reflect on the state of press freedom across Europe, explore our Monitoring Report 2025. Over the course of 2025, we recorded 1,481 violations affecting 2,377 journalists and media across 36 countries: https://t.co/6TLD4o7hIi

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Join us today at 13:00 CET to talk about media crisis in Serbia!

Register here: https://t.co/ZdZ3H0isw3