Following a two-day fact-finding mission to Tirana on 17-18 November 2022, the partners of the Council of Europe’s Platform on Safety of Journalists today publish their findings on press freedom, media pluralism and the safety of journalists in Albania. During the visit the organisations met with the journalists association, editors and journalists, government officials, members […]

International media freedom and journalists organisations warn that while significant progress has been made by the current government in depoliticising the public broadcaster, regulatory bodies and the legislative framework for the media environment, toxic rhetoric and smear campaigns against media, underfunding of public broadcaster and lack of transparency risk undermining the progress. 16 November 2022 […]

Das globale Netzwerk IPI begrüßt die Nachricht, dass die Vereinigten Staaten eine Untersuchung über die Ermordung der palästinensisch-amerikanischen Journalistin und IPI World Press Freedom Hero Shireen Abu Akleh eingeleitet haben, die im Mai 2022 bei einem Überfall israelischer Streitkräfte im Westjordanland erschossen wurde. IPI fordert die US-Behörden nachdrücklich auf, sicherzustellen, dass die Untersuchung vollständig transparent, […]

The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response today express deep concerns about the death threats against journalists of the daily independent newspaper Danas. We welcome the swift action of the Serbian authorities to provide security and carry out individualised assessment for the journalists. It is now vital that Serbian authorities conduct a thorough […]