On the anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, international media freedom organizations call on Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela to recommit to creating a safer environment for journalists. The groups express concerns about the lack of progress in implementing recommendations from the public inquiry into Caruana Galizia’s murder and warned that new legislation fails to […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organizations today mourn the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died in unclear circumstances while in Russian detention, and whose death was confirmed by Russian and Ukrainian authorities on Thursday. We welcome the opening of an investigation by Ukrainian authorities on grounds of “war crime combined […]

 [The following is the statement for a press conference held at the conclusion of the mission to Georgia organized by of the Partner Organizations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR). You can find the statement in Georgian here].  The Mission of the Partner […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and a group of international organizations sent a letter to the Romanian authorities, calling on them to ensure a thorough, independent investigation into the case of journalist Emilia Șercan. Open letter to  The General Prosecutor of Romania, Mr. Alex Florin Florența The Prime Minister of Romania, Mr. Marcel Ciolacu The […]