This briefing note, prepared by the International Press Institute (IPI) on hehalf of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), provides an update of all press freedom violations documented in Europe throughout August and September 2020, on a country-by-country basis. It follows previous briefings published in May, June and July which focused on the emerging Covid-19 crisis and attacks on journalists […]

30 September 2020 Dear President von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Dear President Michel, President of the European Commission Dear President Sassoli, President of the European Parliament cc: Vice-President for Transparency & Values, Věra Jourová EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders Permanent Representative of Germany to the European Union, Michael Clauss We, the undersigned […]

  “Deception has been the arsenal of authoritarians for centuries – the issue now is that there are bad actors throughout the entire world who are seeking to destabilize democratic countries by contaminating the news supplies through disinformation”, according to web pioneer and craigslist founder Craig Newmark. The philanthropist said that ever-evolving forms of online […]

Zur deutschen Version Giulio Milani is a 41-year-old Italian freelance journalist with a fictional name and a real story. Before the Covid-19 crisis, he made just over a thousand euros a month. In early 2020 he was able to get two jobs which would significantly increase his monthly income and make his activity financially sustainable […]