The undersigned organizations welcome the recent study on the actions taken by Member States to implement the European Commission’s Recommendation on the protection and safety of journalists. However, our coalition finds that the report lacks a critical assessment of on-the-ground realities that reduce the effectiveness of initiatives that otherwise look good on paper. We stress […]

Die unterzeichnenden Organisationen begrüßen die jüngste Studie über die Umsetzung von Maßnahmen, die die Mitgliedstaaten aufgrund der Empfehlung der Europäischen Kommission zum Schutz und zur Sicherheit von Journalisten ergriffen haben. Sie stellen jedoch fest, dass in dem Bericht eine kritische Bewertung der Realitäten vor Ort fehlt, die die Wirksamkeit von Initiativen verringern, die auf dem […]

On January 14, unknown men harassed Ukrainian investigative journalist Yuri Nikolov at his home in Kyiv, in an apparent attempt to intimidate him into discontinuing his work. Five months later, the masterminds behind this operation remain unknown. While police has opened an investigation into the case, Nikolov has recently reported that investigators are preparing to […]

The partner organizations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemn the barring of journalists from reporting within the Parliament of Georgia. We urge the Parliament to reinstate the accreditation of all journalists including online media. Since the start of the debate on the foreign agent bill titled “Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence in […]