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New #FreedomOnTheNet report: People in at least 57 countries were arrested or imprisoned for online expression on social, political, or religious topics—a record high.
These repressive measures fueled the 15th consecutive year of decline in global internet freedom: https://ow.ly/9kas50Xr1Sa
These repressive measures fueled the 15th consecutive year of decline in global internet freedom: https://ow.ly/9kas50Xr1Sa
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New #FreedomOnTheNet report: People in at least 57 countries were arrested or imprisoned for online expression on social, political, or religious topics—a record high.
These repressive measures fueled the 15th consecutive year of decline in global internet freedom: https://ow.ly/9kas50Xr1Sa
These repressive measures fueled the 15th consecutive year of decline in global internet freedom: https://ow.ly/9kas50Xr1Sa
At Kyiv Dialogue on 19 November in Berlin, ECPMF’s Rebecca Harms will moderate a panel on how Ukrainian journalists continue reporting under wartime conditions and severe economic strain: https://www.kyiv-dialogue.org/de/id-2025.html
Register and join the vital discussion!
Register and join the vital discussion!
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
At Kyiv Dialogue on 19 November in Berlin, ECPMF’s Rebecca Harms will moderate a panel on how Ukrainian journalists continue reporting under wartime conditions and severe economic strain: https://www.kyiv-dialogue.org/de/id-2025.html
Register and join the vital discussion!
Register and join the vital discussion!
ECPMF is #hiring a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant to support social media, content creation, and community engagement. Part-time, Leipzig or #remote in Germany.
Apply by 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply by 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
ECPMF is #hiring a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant to support social media, content creation, and community engagement. Part-time, Leipzig or #remote in Germany.
Apply by 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply by 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
📅 Tomorrow, at the Europe Calling webinar our Flutura Kusari will explain how SLAPPs undermine democratic debate and why stronger legal safeguards are needed. The discussion brings together leading voices defending free expression in Europe.
More info: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
More info: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📅 Tomorrow, at the Europe Calling webinar our Flutura Kusari will explain how SLAPPs undermine democratic debate and why stronger legal safeguards are needed. The discussion brings together leading voices defending free expression in Europe.
More info: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
More info: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/slapps/
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/
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
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.
#Georgia has sharply backslid and is now at an early stage of preparation. New laws on broadcasting, “foreign agents,” and “family values” further restrict media and speech. For the second year in a row, conditions worsened. The EU now sees Georgia as a “candidate country in name only”.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Georgia has sharply backslid and is now at an early stage of preparation. New laws on broadcasting, “foreign agents,” and “family values” further restrict media and speech. For the second year in a row, conditions worsened. The EU now sees Georgia as a “candidate country in name only”.
#Türkiye is still at an early stage and has further backslid. The crackdown on media and civil society continues, with security and anti-terror laws used against free expression in breach of ECtHR standards. ECPMF highlights the disproportionate number of legal cases targeting journalists.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Türkiye is still at an early stage and has further backslid. The crackdown on media and civil society continues, with security and anti-terror laws used against free expression in breach of ECtHR standards. ECPMF highlights the disproportionate number of legal cases targeting journalists.
#Kosovo remains at some level of preparation but made no progress. The Constitutional Court annulled the Law on the Independent Media Commission, requiring a new draft. ECPMF urges authorities to align all media laws with best standards and end political attacks on journalists.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Kosovo remains at some level of preparation but made no progress. The Constitutional Court annulled the Law on the Independent Media Commission, requiring a new draft. ECPMF urges authorities to align all media laws with best standards and end political attacks on journalists.
#BiH has some level of preparation on freedom of expression, but reforms have stalled amid political turmoil. No progress was made on media freedom or journalist protection. ECPMF calls for the withdrawal of the “foreign agent law” and the reversal of defamation criminalisation in Republika Srpska.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#BiH has some level of preparation on freedom of expression, but reforms have stalled amid political turmoil. No progress was made on media freedom or journalist protection. ECPMF calls for the withdrawal of the “foreign agent law” and the reversal of defamation criminalisation in Republika Srpska.
#NorthMacedonia is at a moderate level of preparation but has made only limited progress. The media landscape is stable, but political polarisation persists and key laws still need alignment with EU standards, including the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the European Media Freedom Act.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#NorthMacedonia is at a moderate level of preparation but has made only limited progress. The media landscape is stable, but political polarisation persists and key laws still need alignment with EU standards, including the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the European Media Freedom Act.
#Serbia is backsliding on freedom of expression. The climate for journalists and media has sharply worsened, and the EU is urging an immediate reversal. While Serbia has amended some media laws to align with EU standards, overall progress has stalled, especially on judiciary and fundamental rights.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Serbia is backsliding on freedom of expression. The climate for journalists and media has sharply worsened, and the EU is urging an immediate reversal. While Serbia has amended some media laws to align with EU standards, overall progress has stalled, especially on judiciary and fundamental rights.
#Moldova has made solid progress: new access-to-information rules, a functioning Media Subsidy Fund, updates to the audiovisual and advertising laws, stronger journalist protections, and revised selection rules for the public broadcaster and Audiovisual Council.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Moldova has made solid progress: new access-to-information rules, a functioning Media Subsidy Fund, updates to the audiovisual and advertising laws, stronger journalist protections, and revised selection rules for the public broadcaster and Audiovisual Council.
#Ukraine shows partial to moderate progress on freedom of expression. Despite war, it has improved media ownership transparency, access to information, and the financial independence of public broadcaster Suspilne. ECPMF stresses that transparency must stay central to Ukraine’s EU accession path.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Ukraine shows partial to moderate progress on freedom of expression. Despite war, it has improved media ownership transparency, access to information, and the financial independence of public broadcaster Suspilne. ECPMF stresses that transparency must stay central to Ukraine’s EU accession path.
#Albania - with a need to improve media independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression, Albania is between having some and a moderate level of preparation in the area of freedom of expression and made limited progress during the reporting period.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Albania - with a need to improve media independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression, Albania is between having some and a moderate level of preparation in the area of freedom of expression and made limited progress during the reporting period.
#Montenegro - Montenegro is moderately prepared in the area of freedom of expression, including reforms in the rule of law and media sectors. However, further efforts are required to enhance media independence and pluralism.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Montenegro - Montenegro is moderately prepared in the area of freedom of expression, including reforms in the rule of law and media sectors. However, further efforts are required to enhance media independence and pluralism.
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.
🛤️ 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.
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.