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ECPMF offers training grants of up to €5,000 through the SAFE project to independent media in the Eastern Partnership, supporting journalist safety, digital security and media resilience. The post SAFE Media capacity support fund opens for applications appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
ECPMF and CASE partners urge Hungary to strengthen its anti-SLAPP law and protect journalists and public watchdogs from abusive lawsuits. The post Hungary urged to strengthen anti-SLAPP protections for journalists appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
ECPMF examines how the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum threatens journalists fleeing persecution, limiting protection, mobility and access to asylum in Europe. The post Position Paper: The new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
ECPMF and partners warn of escalating threats to journalists during Albania's Flamingo Revolution and call for urgent action to protect media freedom. The post Albania: Cumulative pressure on media freedom and civic space demands urgent action appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
Nine Toplum TV journalists and media workers have been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison in Azerbaijan, in a case highlighting the ongoing crackdown on independent media. The post Azerbaijan: Nine journalists and media workers sentenced to up to 15 years in prison appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
A Council of Europe Platform mission finds media freedom in Kosovo has declined, citing political pressure, attacks on journalists and concerns over media independence. The post Kosovo: Reversing the decline in media freedom appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
Record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, entrenched impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape – media freedom in Serbia is in a deepening crisis with a rapidly closing window for independent journalism to operate. The post Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalists appeared first on European Centre for…
On 9-10 March 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium conducted its third visit to Rome in five years. The MFRR mission found that Italy has continued on a negative trajectory, resulting in a further erosion of media freedom. The post Italy: MFRR report highlights continuing media freedom backsliding appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
ECPMF is joined by 26 other organisations representing media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations in expressing profound alarm at the recent wave of detentions and arrests of journalists and civil society representatives in Türkiye in the immediate lead-up to the NATO Summit in Ankara on 7-8 July. The post Türkiye: Media freedom groups demand release of…
Das ECPMF kritisiert die geplante Reform des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG). Die Änderungen gefährden Pressefreiheit, Transparenz und den Zugang zu staatlichen Informationen. The post Das Reformpaket der Bundesregierung höhlt das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz aus und greift die Pressefreiheit an appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom .
