This piece is published in collaboration with Telex.hu as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more For 30 years Viktor Orbán and his old political colleagues have held the view that the press is against them, that journalists always help their opponents. If Fidesz loses, they think, […]

The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) express deep concern over the recent judgement in the case brought by two judges in Poland in their private capacity against Polityka journalist Ewa Siedlecka, who was convicted of criminal defamation. Amid the ongoing erosion of media freedom in Poland, we believe that this verdict […]

This piece is published in collaboration with HlidaciPes.org as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. Back in September, just before the parliamentary elections, then-Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš attacked Czech Television for allegedly “dividing society” during the pandemic. The far-right SPD movement spoke openly about its […]

How can journalists in Belarus carry on reporting in extreme conditions? How can international organizations support Belarusian media? And what is the future of journalism in the country, which is currently facing a severe crackdown on media?  On November 23, 2021, five journalists and media freedom advocates discussed these questions during the panel discussion “Reporting […]