The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses deep concern about the future impartiality and independence of Albania’s Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) following the election of a close associate of the ruling Socialist Party to head the media regulator. On 7 July, the government and its allies voted without the presence of opposition lawmakers in […]

Alexander Lashkarava, a cameraman for Georgian broadcaster TV Pirveli, was found dead at his home on July 11 days after sustaining serious injuries while covering an attack by far-right groups on Pride celebrations in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Lashkarava had been badly beaten by far-right demonstrators who violently disrupted Tbilisi Pride on July 5 and […]

On July 7, 2021, Turkish journalist Erk Acarer, who is living in Germany, was attacked and beaten by three assailants armed with knives who broke into his residence in the evening. Acarer, who works for BirGün, Artı TV and German outlet Taz.de, received medical treatment in hospital. He later wrote on his social media accounts that his […]

An ongoing violent crackdown on protests in Eswatini by the government’s security forces is also affecting the already limited press freedom and safety of journalists in the country. An Internet shutdown is preventing the access to information and making it difficult for journalists to report about the current events. The International Press Institute today called […]