Italy: Media freedom continues to erode amidst multiple challenges

IPI and MFRR partners share preliminary findings following two-day visit to Rome

Georgia: New laws threaten to paralyze independent media

IPI calls for stronger international response to Georgia’s crackdown on media

Women’s Day: Gender-based violence against journalists on the rise in Europe

MFRR monitoring data shows growing role of digital platforms and AI in facilitating gender-based violence

North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom

IPI and media freedom partners express solidarity with IRL after latest alarming warning

Greece: Executives of spyware firm used to surveil journalist Thanasis Koukakis sentenced to prison

IPI and Koukakis, an IPI member, welcome verdict

Ukraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly profession

IPI joins MFRR partners in support of Ukrainian journalists and independent media under attack

Slovakia: IPI and partners continue to demand full justice for Ján Kuciak assassination

Lack of justice is exacerbated by growing pressure on independent media

Italy: IPI to join follow-up media freedom mission to Rome

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) mission to examine European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) implementation, SLAPPs, spyware attacks on journalists, and media concentration

Hungary: Reports of potential corporate influence behind SPO investigations set dangerous precedent for press freedom

IPI renews call for repeal of restrictive Sovereignty Protection Act and dismantling of Sovereignty Protection Office

MFRR Report 2025 documents 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries

Verbal attacks, harassment and smear campaigns remain the most common form of press freedom violation in Europe

Serbia: Coordinated bot attacks on Instagram accounts of independent media emerge as new weapon of censorship

Attempts to block the social media platforms of media organisations represent a worrying new form of digital censorship in Serbia

Albania: Democratic reform of public broadcaster RTSH remains only viable option

Using funding cuts, suspension, or closure as reform tools violates EU principles for public service media

Interview: How Georgian public broadcaster was distorted into a government mouthpiece

Former employee discusses the broadcaster's capture in an interview with IPI

Georgia: Restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalists

GD-led parliament should scrap plans to adopt these restrictive amendments and repeal existing repressive legislation

Poland: Opinion on draft reform of broadcasting law and EMFA implementation

IPI-led submission outlines strengths and weaknesses of media law reform

EU: Contribution to European Union annual Rule of Law report

IPI and partners submit media freedom contributions on 15 EU Member States

Albania: Amendments to Criminal Code must be strengthened to ensure full decriminalisation of defamation

IPI joins media freedom and journalist groups in warning that full decriminalisation of defamation remains the only acceptable outcome for EU alignment

EU: Further protections for journalists and media freedom needed in Democracy Shield

IPI and MFRR partners provide response and recommendations to draft report of new EU initiative to safeguard democracy

Malta: Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

IPI and media freedom partners welcome solidification of crucial convictions

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public broadcaster requires urgent action from Office of High Representative

BHRT faces serious financial challenges due to deep institutional crisis and debts, leaving national public broadcaster on the brink of collapse