Media freedom campaigners and journalists unite for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom has signed a petition calling for Assange to be released. He is wanted in the United States, where the…
Remembering Ján and Martina
Two years after the deaths of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírova, we invited supporters of press freedom to join us…
Turkey: The re-arrest of novelist Ahmet Altan is arbitrary and cruel
20.11.2019
Turkish authorities have re-arrested the internationally-known Turkish novelist Ahmet Altan just one week after his…
Spain: Government should accept UN UPR recommendations on freedom of expression in their entirety
The undersigned organisations call on the Government of Spain to accept the 20 recommendations on freedom of expression made by other member states…
Letter to EC VP Věra Jourová on Anti-SLAPP legislation
With more than 20 international organisations we have written a joint letter to European Commissioner Vice President Věra Jourová calling on her to…
Slovakia: Freedom of expression groups welcome start of trial in Ján Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova murders
17.01.2020
The undersigned international and regional press freedom and journalism groups welcome the start of the murder trial this…
Albanian authorities pursue highly problematic media laws despite public outcry
We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Albanian parliament not to approve the draft media laws known as the “defamation package.”…
Identifying best practices for journalism and press freedom in Sweden and Denmark
16.12.2019
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and Osservatorio…