[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]By ECPMF staff Three years ago on 16 October 2017, a car bomb killed the Maltese investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia. Those responsible have still not been brought to justice. With the media freedom community, we demand an end to the triple im

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]On 16 October 2017, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta. Three years later we, the undersigned 19 international free expression, anti-corruption, civic participation, and journalists’ organisations, once again demand an end to im

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Photo Credit: Aziz Karimov Azerbaijani investigative reporter pledges 10,000 euros to fund independent journalism for Nagorno Karabakh. Second prize winner Benjamin Best talked to ECPMF about the risks facing undercover reporters. By Jane Whyatt Invest

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Coordinated by The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, whistleblowing, human rights and transparency organisations, and international jurists welcome the decision of the Supreme Court of Croatia to revoke the first-instance court decision, wh

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Arrested for reporting torture The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response ( MFRR ), is highly concerned by the arrest of four journalists during a raid on the offices of the pro-Kurdish news agency

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the ruling by a Belarusian court to include the popular Telegram channel NEXTA in the list of “extremist” materials under Article 17.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences. The decision effectively

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Simon Byrne Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Iain Livingstone CC: Naomi Long MLA, Northern Ireland Minister of Justice CC: Humza Yousaf, Scottish Minister of Justice 26 October 2020 Dear Chie

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] This article was first published as a Human Rights Comment of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. By Dunja Mijatović Free speech is a cherished right in Europe. But in some countries, certain rich and powerful people use specious lawsu

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] 28 October 2020 We undersigned partner organisations of the Council of Europe Platform for the promotion of journalism and the safety of journalists express our urgent and deep concern about the ongoing risks of injury and harm to media workers reporti

MFRR condemns the bomb attack on the home of Albanian journalist Elidon Ndreka, earlier in the morning of 30 October. We call for a swift, thorough and effective investigation into the attack, which Ndreka believes may be linked to his work as a reporter, that ensures those behind it are brought to justice.