Zur deutschen Version During the lockdown that followed the Covid-19 outbreak, the Greek government allocated €20 million to media outlets for them to carry “Stay at Home” public health messages. It outsourced the distribution of these funds to a private media shop company, thereby bypassing its obligation to make public all transactions conducted by the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom today (August 4) condemned the raid on Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur offices by Malaysian police. According to Al Jazeera, two computers were seized in the raid, which came after local authorities announced an investigation into Al Jazeera for […]

UPDATE: The verdict hearing scheduled for August 5 has been cancelled. The court has rescheduled it for 3 September. The MFRR will continue to follow the case. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today renewed its call for justice for Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, as a court in Pezinok prepares […]

Read this in English. Einen Monat nach seiner Verabschiedung ruft das chinesische Gesetz zur „nationalen Sicherheit” (NSL) für Hongkong weiterhin eine Atmosphäre der Angst und Unsicherheit hervor. Die vagen Straftatbestände des neuen Gesetzes, das am 30. Juni einstimmig vom Ständigen Ausschuss des Nationalen Volkskongresses verabschiedet wurde, erstickten die Proteste und Unruhen, die das Finanzzentrum im […]