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Ninia Kakabadze, journalist at Mediachecker.ge, was detained while covering protests in Tbilisi. In our interview, she describes the arrest, her release, and the broader implications for journalists working under Georgia’s new restrictions on freedom of expression.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqs...
Freedom of the Press on Trial: Ninia Kakabadze Before Her Hearing
YouTube video by Media Freedom Rapid Response
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November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ninia Kakabadze, journalist at Mediachecker.ge, was detained while covering protests in Tbilisi. In our interview, she describes the arrest, her release, and the broader implications for journalists working under Georgia’s new restrictions on freedom of expression.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqs...
Our Flutura Kusari will join Europe Calling, @greenpeace.org and CASE Coalition on 13 Nov to discuss how #SLAPPs are used to intimidate journalists and activists across Europe. The webinar will explore ways to strengthen solidarity and legal protection: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our Flutura Kusari will join Europe Calling, @greenpeace.org and CASE Coalition on 13 Nov to discuss how #SLAPPs are used to intimidate journalists and activists across Europe. The webinar will explore ways to strengthen solidarity and legal protection: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
Watch the webinar examining the rise in attacks on Serbian journalists and the lack of accountability over the past year. Released to mark the International Day to #EndImpunity, the session explores how unchecked violence threatens the rule of law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Watch the webinar examining the rise in attacks on Serbian journalists and the lack of accountability over the past year. Released to mark the International Day to #EndImpunity, the session explores how unchecked violence threatens the rule of law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
Our Flutura Kusari will speak at the Europe Calling event “From silence to solidarity: How we resist SLAPPs and protect democracy” on 13 November. Join to learn how SLAPPs are used to silence journalists and how we can fight back.
Register: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
Register: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Our Flutura Kusari will speak at the Europe Calling event “From silence to solidarity: How we resist SLAPPs and protect democracy” on 13 November. Join to learn how SLAPPs are used to silence journalists and how we can fight back.
Register: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
Register: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
Увага, колеги! Відкрита реєстрація на страхування для українських журналістів
https://airpu.org/news/uvaga-kolegi-vidkrita-reyestracziya-na-strahuvannya-dlya-zhurnalistiv-yaki-praczyuyut-u-nebezpechnih-umovah/
https://airpu.org/news/uvaga-kolegi-vidkrita-reyestracziya-na-strahuvannya-dlya-zhurnalistiv-yaki-praczyuyut-u-nebezpechnih-umovah/
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Увага, колеги! Відкрита реєстрація на страхування для українських журналістів
https://airpu.org/news/uvaga-kolegi-vidkrita-reyestracziya-na-strahuvannya-dlya-zhurnalistiv-yaki-praczyuyut-u-nebezpechnih-umovah/
https://airpu.org/news/uvaga-kolegi-vidkrita-reyestracziya-na-strahuvannya-dlya-zhurnalistiv-yaki-praczyuyut-u-nebezpechnih-umovah/
Watch the webinar examining the rise in attacks on Serbian journalists and the lack of accountability over the past year. Released to mark the International Day to #EndImpunity, the session explores how unchecked violence threatens the rule of law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Watch the webinar examining the rise in attacks on Serbian journalists and the lack of accountability over the past year. Released to mark the International Day to #EndImpunity, the session explores how unchecked violence threatens the rule of law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
Saturday read ☕
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, but not on the public. An 11-year review of Nieman Lab predictions shows growing scepticism toward X/Facebook/TikTok, yet consistent belief that audiences still matter.
https://ow.ly/PYhe50Xofb5
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, but not on the public. An 11-year review of Nieman Lab predictions shows growing scepticism toward X/Facebook/TikTok, yet consistent belief that audiences still matter.
https://ow.ly/PYhe50Xofb5
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, an analysis of 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions suggests
While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, there has been no such change in the perceptions of the people actually using these platforms — the audience.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Saturday read ☕
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, but not on the public. An 11-year review of Nieman Lab predictions shows growing scepticism toward X/Facebook/TikTok, yet consistent belief that audiences still matter.
https://ow.ly/PYhe50Xofb5
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, but not on the public. An 11-year review of Nieman Lab predictions shows growing scepticism toward X/Facebook/TikTok, yet consistent belief that audiences still matter.
https://ow.ly/PYhe50Xofb5
Independent journalists in #Hungary face state-backed media capture, legal harassment, surveillance and smear campaigns ahead of the 2026 elections. ECPMF and Council of Europe Media Freedom stand with them and demand full compliance with EU media freedom standards. https://ow.ly/K2Nh50Xoljz
Hungary: Media freedom remains in crisis ahead of 2026 elections
ECPMF and partners warn of escalating media capture, harassment and legal threats against independent journalists in Hungary before the 2026 elections.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Independent journalists in #Hungary face state-backed media capture, legal harassment, surveillance and smear campaigns ahead of the 2026 elections. ECPMF and Council of Europe Media Freedom stand with them and demand full compliance with EU media freedom standards. https://ow.ly/K2Nh50Xoljz
The war in Ukraine continues, and the need for reliable insurance for journalists remains as urgent as ever. Reporters, photographers, videographers, and fixers working in high-risk zones face danger daily.
Apply for insurance ⬇️
https://ow.ly/9xjw50Xol3s
Apply for insurance ⬇️
https://ow.ly/9xjw50Xol3s
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The war in Ukraine continues, and the need for reliable insurance for journalists remains as urgent as ever. Reporters, photographers, videographers, and fixers working in high-risk zones face danger daily.
Apply for insurance ⬇️
https://ow.ly/9xjw50Xol3s
Apply for insurance ⬇️
https://ow.ly/9xjw50Xol3s
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🚨 Our weekly roundup of press freedom violations is out.
This week we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a stark reminder that attacks on the press continue without accountability: mapmf.org/explorer?sor...
Here are some of the cases reported this week 🧵
This week we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a stark reminder that attacks on the press continue without accountability: mapmf.org/explorer?sor...
Here are some of the cases reported this week 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨 Our weekly roundup of press freedom violations is out.
This week we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a stark reminder that attacks on the press continue without accountability: mapmf.org/explorer?sor...
Here are some of the cases reported this week 🧵
This week we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a stark reminder that attacks on the press continue without accountability: mapmf.org/explorer?sor...
Here are some of the cases reported this week 🧵
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#Kosovo: IPI joined @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ecpmf.bsky.social in sending a letter to Acting PM Kurti, urging him to ensure Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) staff receive their salaries. Authorities must address the RTK budget issue which was also raised in the EU enlargement country report.
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#Kosovo: IPI joined @efjeurope.bsky.social & @ecpmf.bsky.social in sending a letter to Acting PM Kurti, urging him to ensure Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) staff receive their salaries. Authorities must address the RTK budget issue which was also raised in the EU enlargement country report.
Today ECPMF joined the Syndicate of the Public Broadcaster and the Association of Journalists of #Kosovo in solidarity with RTK employees who haven’t been paid due to the political crisis.
We call on Acting PM Albin Kurti to act now and ensure salaries are released.
We call on Acting PM Albin Kurti to act now and ensure salaries are released.
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today ECPMF joined the Syndicate of the Public Broadcaster and the Association of Journalists of #Kosovo in solidarity with RTK employees who haven’t been paid due to the political crisis.
We call on Acting PM Albin Kurti to act now and ensure salaries are released.
We call on Acting PM Albin Kurti to act now and ensure salaries are released.
The EU released its 2025 Enlargement Package assessing candidate countries.
📝 Curious how they’re doing on freedom of expression and media freedom?
ECPMF experts @fluturakusari.bsky.social and Ena Bavčić break down the key findings and the challenges still holding every country back.
📝 Curious how they’re doing on freedom of expression and media freedom?
ECPMF experts @fluturakusari.bsky.social and Ena Bavčić break down the key findings and the challenges still holding every country back.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The EU released its 2025 Enlargement Package assessing candidate countries.
📝 Curious how they’re doing on freedom of expression and media freedom?
ECPMF experts @fluturakusari.bsky.social and Ena Bavčić break down the key findings and the challenges still holding every country back.
📝 Curious how they’re doing on freedom of expression and media freedom?
ECPMF experts @fluturakusari.bsky.social and Ena Bavčić break down the key findings and the challenges still holding every country back.
ECPMF’s Journalists-in-Exile programme team joined the Exile Media Forum in Hamburg, hosting a deep-dive on Collaborating in Exile. Moderated by Nazeeha Saeed, with freelance journalists Masha Borzunova and Tobore Ovuorie sharing their work, challenges, and paths in exile journalism.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
ECPMF’s Journalists-in-Exile programme team joined the Exile Media Forum in Hamburg, hosting a deep-dive on Collaborating in Exile. Moderated by Nazeeha Saeed, with freelance journalists Masha Borzunova and Tobore Ovuorie sharing their work, challenges, and paths in exile journalism.
Join us for the webinar on Serbia now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join us for the webinar on Serbia now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
Since Nov 2023, ECPMF backed 61 legal cases in 24 countries, defending 42 journalists and 19 media outlets from defamation, intimidation, SLAPPs and more.
Press freedom in Europe needs legal protection: www.ecpmf.eu/support/lega...
We are here to make sure the truth is heard.
Press freedom in Europe needs legal protection: www.ecpmf.eu/support/lega...
We are here to make sure the truth is heard.
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Since Nov 2023, ECPMF backed 61 legal cases in 24 countries, defending 42 journalists and 19 media outlets from defamation, intimidation, SLAPPs and more.
Press freedom in Europe needs legal protection: www.ecpmf.eu/support/lega...
We are here to make sure the truth is heard.
Press freedom in Europe needs legal protection: www.ecpmf.eu/support/lega...
We are here to make sure the truth is heard.
Do not forget to support independent journalism this week.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Do not forget to support independent journalism this week.
🛤️ Starting over in exile is tough, especially for journalists.
Paving the Way is our guide to help exiled media professionals in Germany rebuild and reconnect: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/paving-the-way
If you know a journalist who has just arrived in Germany, please share this guide with them.
Paving the Way is our guide to help exiled media professionals in Germany rebuild and reconnect: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/paving-the-way
If you know a journalist who has just arrived in Germany, please share this guide with them.
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🛤️ Starting over in exile is tough, especially for journalists.
Paving the Way is our guide to help exiled media professionals in Germany rebuild and reconnect: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/paving-the-way
If you know a journalist who has just arrived in Germany, please share this guide with them.
Paving the Way is our guide to help exiled media professionals in Germany rebuild and reconnect: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/paving-the-way
If you know a journalist who has just arrived in Germany, please share this guide with them.
Azerbaijan’s crackdown on the press has reached new extremes. Journalist Parvana Gurbanli speaks to ECPMF about police raid on Toplum TV, ongoing harassment of exiled reporters, and why Europe’s dependence on Azerbaijani gas limits its response to the regime’s repression.
https://ow.ly/RLIo50Xjyur
https://ow.ly/RLIo50Xjyur
“If I were in Azerbaijan right now, I would probably be in prison” Exiled journalist Parvana Gurbanli about how the regime is punishing independent journalism
Azerbaijan has long been considered an authoritarian regime. For many years, the press has been restricted. But the 2022 “On Media” Law finally bans independent journalism.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Azerbaijan’s crackdown on the press has reached new extremes. Journalist Parvana Gurbanli speaks to ECPMF about police raid on Toplum TV, ongoing harassment of exiled reporters, and why Europe’s dependence on Azerbaijani gas limits its response to the regime’s repression.
https://ow.ly/RLIo50Xjyur
https://ow.ly/RLIo50Xjyur
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, we honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of truth and demands justice for the crimes committed against them.
https://ow.ly/BeRQ50XlBrI
https://ow.ly/BeRQ50XlBrI
Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around Europe
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) honours the memory of those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of truth and demands justice for the crimes committed against them.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, we honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of truth and demands justice for the crimes committed against them.
https://ow.ly/BeRQ50XlBrI
https://ow.ly/BeRQ50XlBrI
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Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we honour reporters in Europe who were murdered for their work.
Each unsolved case deepens the silence. Each delay in justice endangers every journalist still reporting.
#EndImpunity
Each unsolved case deepens the silence. Each delay in justice endangers every journalist still reporting.
#EndImpunity
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we honour reporters in Europe who were murdered for their work.
Each unsolved case deepens the silence. Each delay in justice endangers every journalist still reporting.
#EndImpunity
Each unsolved case deepens the silence. Each delay in justice endangers every journalist still reporting.
#EndImpunity
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we demand that governments act decisively to end the cycle of violence and silence. Every attack on a journalist is an attack on the public’s right to know. Every unpunished crime invites the next one.
Fight to #EndImpunity.
Fight to #EndImpunity.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we demand that governments act decisively to end the cycle of violence and silence. Every attack on a journalist is an attack on the public’s right to know. Every unpunished crime invites the next one.
Fight to #EndImpunity.
Fight to #EndImpunity.
Despite intimidation, many Serbian journalists continue to report the truth.
On 4 November, Media Freedom Rapid Response brings together reporters to reflect on one year since the Novi Sad protests and to assess what is needed to reverse the decline in journalist safety: https://ow.ly/cJ1u50XjEcf
On 4 November, Media Freedom Rapid Response brings together reporters to reflect on one year since the Novi Sad protests and to assess what is needed to reverse the decline in journalist safety: https://ow.ly/cJ1u50XjEcf
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Despite intimidation, many Serbian journalists continue to report the truth.
On 4 November, Media Freedom Rapid Response brings together reporters to reflect on one year since the Novi Sad protests and to assess what is needed to reverse the decline in journalist safety: https://ow.ly/cJ1u50XjEcf
On 4 November, Media Freedom Rapid Response brings together reporters to reflect on one year since the Novi Sad protests and to assess what is needed to reverse the decline in journalist safety: https://ow.ly/cJ1u50XjEcf
🛡️Гранти на навчання до €5,000 для українських журналістів та медіа вже відкриті! Пріоритет: регіональні та місцеві медіа поблизу фронту, релоковані редакції, а також воєнні журналісти. Дізнайтеся більше та подайте заявку до 9 листопада 2025 року: https://ow.ly/Xu4F50Xkria
#HannahArendtInitiative
#HannahArendtInitiative
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🛡️Гранти на навчання до €5,000 для українських журналістів та медіа вже відкриті! Пріоритет: регіональні та місцеві медіа поблизу фронту, релоковані редакції, а також воєнні журналісти. Дізнайтеся більше та подайте заявку до 9 листопада 2025 року: https://ow.ly/Xu4F50Xkria
#HannahArendtInitiative
#HannahArendtInitiative
Saturday read ☕
New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report maps how news creators and influencers shape information flows across 24 countries. From commentary and explainers to satire and lifestyle, they’re now key players in global news ecosystems.
https://ow.ly/kiSU50XkqR9
New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report maps how news creators and influencers shape information flows across 24 countries. From commentary and explainers to satire and lifestyle, they’re now key players in global news ecosystems.
https://ow.ly/kiSU50XkqR9
Mapping news creators and influencers in social and video networks
A report by Nic Newman, Amy Ross Arguedas, Mitali Mukherjee and Richard Fletcher.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Saturday read ☕
New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report maps how news creators and influencers shape information flows across 24 countries. From commentary and explainers to satire and lifestyle, they’re now key players in global news ecosystems.
https://ow.ly/kiSU50XkqR9
New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report maps how news creators and influencers shape information flows across 24 countries. From commentary and explainers to satire and lifestyle, they’re now key players in global news ecosystems.
https://ow.ly/kiSU50XkqR9