[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There were sad and sombre moments at the #UNCOVERED 2021 online conference, remembering murdered journalists Giorgios Kavaitaz Daphne Caruana Galizia and Jàn Kuciak . Yet the atmosphere was mostly one of celebration, with top-level speakers stressing the importance

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]By Jane Whyatt Day 2 of the #UNCOVERED 2021 online conference took participants behind the scenes of some of the most important stories of the decade. The themes of collaboration and innovation ran through all the sessions and workshops, and the way the

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] 16 April 2021 MFRR calls for justice for Lyra McKee Sunday 18 April 2021 marks two years since Lyra McKee was shot dead while reporting on riots in Derry. Still no one has been convicted of her murder. As we honour Lyra McKee and reiterate our call for

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] To: Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrisochoidis Minister of Justice, Kostas Tsiaras Chief of the Hellenic Police, Police Lieutenant General Michail Karamalakis CC: Věra Jourová , European Commission, Vice-President for Values and Transparen

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium" alignment="right"][vc_column_text]On 16 April 2021, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) together with ARTICLE 19, Free Press Unlimited and OBC Transeuropa as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (M

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) submitted information and recommendations to the European Commission concerning the safety of journalists and media workers. The submission will feed into a recomme

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] 22 April 2021 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Media Freedom Rapid Response concerned about attacks and threats to journalists reporting on agro-business in Brittany The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFR

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="1931" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] To: Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana CC: Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Věra Jourová, European Commission, Vice-President for Val

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Civil society coalition concerned about abusive legal action by former bishop against journalists and outlets in Romania The undersigned civil society organisations are concerned about the legal action taken by a former bishop of the Romanian Orthodox

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Launch of the 2021 Annual Report of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists Register here for the online press conference on Wednesday 28 April at 10 am CEST Tomorrow, 28 April 2021, to launch it