The partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are highly concerned by a barrage of attacks and harassment of journalists by protesters at demonstrations across Europe in recent weeks against new government measures taken in light of the Coronavirus-pandemic. They fit a disturbing pattern observed throughout the region of increasing violence, harassment and intimidation of journalists […]

In mid-July, revelations about the abuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware sparked scandals across the world. Viktor Orbán’s Hungary made international headlines as the only EU member state where, evidence suggests, the highly intrusive cyberweapon was used against journalists, lawyers, politicians, and businessmen critical of the government. The manufacturer of the spyware, NSO Group, claims […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls for swift and robust action by the European Union and U.S. to defend media freedom in Poland and counter the serious attack on the independence of the country’s largest private television channel, TVN, by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. Our organisations believe that the so-called […]

The IPI global network today called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release Al Jazeera journalist Rabie Al-Sheikh. According to media reports, Al-Sheikh, a producer for Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, was detained at Cairo International Airport on August 1, soon after he arrived from Doha to visit his family. Al-Sheikh has been placed in pre-trial detention […]