Media Freedom Rapid Response
In this episode of the MFRR interview series, we speak with Viera Zuborova, Director of CORRECTIV.Exile, about karakutu, a digital archive created to preserve independent and uncensored journalism ...
To mark the World Press Freedom Day 2026, our webinar examined the role the European Union can play in responding to Serbia’s deepening media freedom crisis, which has evolved into a self-reinforci...
MFRR hosted this webinar on 2 April 2026 to examine what is at stake for media freedom ahead of Hungary’s general election.
As the country approaches a critical vote on 12 April, the discussion ex...
In this MFRR interview, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko recounts more than four years in Russian captivity in occupied Crimea, and the day he was released on 20 June 2025. He describes bei...
Investigative journalist Emilia Șercan speaks to the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) about the escalating attacks she has faced following her investigation into alleged plagiarism in the PhD th...
Georgia is imprisoning journalists and writers for dissent.
On August 6, 2025, Georgian journalist and Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was sentenced to two years in prison after more than ...
Journalist Ninia Kakabadze talks about her recent detention while covering protests in Tbilisi and the growing pressure on independent media in Georgia.
This webinar examines the state of media freedom and journalist safety in Serbia one year after the Novi Sad train canopy collapse on 1 November 2024 and the mass anti-government protests that foll...
This webinar presents key findings from two shadow reports examining the state of media freedom in both countries. Experts discuss recent progress, ongoing challenges, and recommendations for EU an...
This webinar examines the state of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Europe and the daily barriers journalists face when trying to access public data. While most European countries have FOI or Access...
How can independent journalists protect themselves in an age of censorship, surveillance, and online threats?
In this interview, Leonid Iuldashev, Communications and Partnership Lead for Eastern ...
Between January and June 2025, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) documented 709 press freedom violations against 1,249 journalists and media workers in 36 European countries.
In this webinar...
Join us for a new Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) webinar, exploring how to keep press freedom and human rights violations visible when global attention fades. Advocacy experts from leading int...
In this short interview, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) team previews its upcoming Monitoring Report, due in September. Elena Rodina (ECPMF) speaks with colleagues Cara Räker and Camille M...
In this episode of the MFRR interview series, Sielke Kelner (OBCT) speaks with Renate Schroeder, Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and Daniele Macheda, Secretary-General of ...
In this webinar hosted by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), we explored the state-backed crackdown on LeMan, one of Turkey’s leading satirical magazines, following the publication of a carto...
On May 13, the Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presented a draft of a new foreign funding bill which represents the most serious attack on Hungarian media in years and is the latest ste...
📍 Zagreb, May 21
Between May 19–21, MFRR partner organisations are in Zagreb to address urgent threats to media freedom in Croatia. The mission highlights the need to implement the EU Anti-SLAPP D..
As part of World Press Freedom Day 2025, this webinar brings together experts to discuss the growing repression of independent journalism in Turkey, Serbia, and Georgia.
Journalists in these count...