[The following is a guest article by Eva Bognár of the Mediaforum association, Hungary] . Throughout 2024, the Hungarian government intensified its legislative attacks targeting independent newsrooms. The Act in question is now under review by the European Court of Justice, but time is of the essence, as the government already prepares further tools to […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) expresses grave concern regarding the legal threats facing the Serbian investigative news organization KRIK and its journalists. These abusive legal actions include demands for imprisonment and bans from journalism. We stand with the journalists on trial, and urge Serbia to implement anti-SLAPP safeguards to protect independent media. KRIK is […]

We, the undersigned media and journalists’ organizations, express our support for Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, as he faces a vexatious lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Robert Fico for use of Fico’s image on the cover or the book ‘Fico – Obsessed with Power’.  Fico is seeking €100,000 in damages from Peter Bárdy and an […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organizations today mourn the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died in unclear circumstances while in Russian detention, and whose death was confirmed by Russian and Ukrainian authorities on Thursday. We welcome the opening of an investigation by Ukrainian authorities on grounds of “war crime combined […]