Media Freedom Rapid Response
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Europe’s safety net for journalists under fire: https://www.mfrr.eu/
Today, we met with Constitutional Court Secretary General Murat Azaklı. Discussion focused on media freedom and freedom of expression. Officials acknowledged that Law No. 5651 has led to repeated rights violations and stressed the need for a new legal framework to govern the online sphere.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today, we met with Constitutional Court Secretary General Murat Azaklı. Discussion focused on media freedom and freedom of expression. Officials acknowledged that Law No. 5651 has led to repeated rights violations and stressed the need for a new legal framework to govern the online sphere.
The MFRR YouTube channel is now hosting a growing library of webinars and expert discussions on press freedom.
Watch the latest videos and stay informed: https://www.youtube.com/@mediafreedomrapidresponse/videos
Watch the latest videos and stay informed: https://www.youtube.com/@mediafreedomrapidresponse/videos
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The MFRR YouTube channel is now hosting a growing library of webinars and expert discussions on press freedom.
Watch the latest videos and stay informed: https://www.youtube.com/@mediafreedomrapidresponse/videos
Watch the latest videos and stay informed: https://www.youtube.com/@mediafreedomrapidresponse/videos
Our press freedom mission to Turkey is underway, led by MFRR partners including @globalfreemedia.bsky.social, @ecpmf.bsky.social, @pressfreedom.bsky.social, RSF Turkey, @article19.bsky.social, SEEMO, @amnesty.org, and OBCT.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Our press freedom mission to Turkey is underway, led by MFRR partners including @globalfreemedia.bsky.social, @ecpmf.bsky.social, @pressfreedom.bsky.social, RSF Turkey, @article19.bsky.social, SEEMO, @amnesty.org, and OBCT.
Bosnia’s public broadcaster (BHRT) is on the verge of collapse. Radio-Television of Republika Srpska has ignored the law and accumulated over 100M KM in debt, putting BHRT at existential risk and even triggering the possibility of a flight ban tied to unpaid liabilities.
https://ow.ly/Jk3M50Xuxiu
https://ow.ly/Jk3M50Xuxiu
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Bosnia’s public broadcaster (BHRT) is on the verge of collapse. Radio-Television of Republika Srpska has ignored the law and accumulated over 100M KM in debt, putting BHRT at existential risk and even triggering the possibility of a flight ban tied to unpaid liabilities.
https://ow.ly/Jk3M50Xuxiu
https://ow.ly/Jk3M50Xuxiu
Journalists have both the right and the duty to ask questions, including critical or difficult ones, to ensure the democratic accountability of political decision-makers.
We call on Agenzia Nova to review its decision and reinstate Gabriele Nunziati without delay.
https://ow.ly/67fY50Xqnlm
We call on Agenzia Nova to review its decision and reinstate Gabriele Nunziati without delay.
https://ow.ly/67fY50Xqnlm
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Journalists have both the right and the duty to ask questions, including critical or difficult ones, to ensure the democratic accountability of political decision-makers.
We call on Agenzia Nova to review its decision and reinstate Gabriele Nunziati without delay.
https://ow.ly/67fY50Xqnlm
We call on Agenzia Nova to review its decision and reinstate Gabriele Nunziati without delay.
https://ow.ly/67fY50Xqnlm
In our interview, Ninia described how police stopped her near Parliament, pulled her from her car, and detained her as she was heading home from covering protests. She identified herself as a journalist but was still taken away and denied contact with her child for hours: https://ow.ly/qbTM50Xqo1N
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In our interview, Ninia described how police stopped her near Parliament, pulled her from her car, and detained her as she was heading home from covering protests. She identified herself as a journalist but was still taken away and denied contact with her child for hours: https://ow.ly/qbTM50Xqo1N
Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention under unclear circumstances. She entered occupied territories to tell the stories of those living under war. As we marked the International Day to End Impunity last week, her death shows how truth-telling in war remains deadly: https://ow.ly/5a5550Xpt4R
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention under unclear circumstances. She entered occupied territories to tell the stories of those living under war. As we marked the International Day to End Impunity last week, her death shows how truth-telling in war remains deadly: https://ow.ly/5a5550Xpt4R
Antoni Lallican was killed on 3 Oct when a Russian drone directly targeted him near Kramatorsk. He was clearly marked “PRESS”. As the world marked the International Day to #EndImpunity last Sunday, his case shows how war reporters are being treated as targets, not observers.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Antoni Lallican was killed on 3 Oct when a Russian drone directly targeted him near Kramatorsk. He was clearly marked “PRESS”. As the world marked the International Day to #EndImpunity last Sunday, his case shows how war reporters are being treated as targets, not observers.
One year after the Novi Sad tragedy and mass protests, Serbia’s media freedom has hit a new low.
📽️ Our webinar breaks down how state pressure and violence against reporters have reshaped the information landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
📽️ Our webinar breaks down how state pressure and violence against reporters have reshaped the information landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
One year after the Novi Sad tragedy and mass protests, Serbia’s media freedom has hit a new low.
📽️ Our webinar breaks down how state pressure and violence against reporters have reshaped the information landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
📽️ Our webinar breaks down how state pressure and violence against reporters have reshaped the information landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5iAc58BUE
🚨 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 🧵
War correspondent Aliona Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed on 23 Oct when a Russian drone struck their vehicle in Kramatorsk. As we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity last Sunday, this case underscores the lethal risks faced by journalists in Ukraine.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
War correspondent Aliona Hubanova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed on 23 Oct when a Russian drone struck their vehicle in Kramatorsk. As we marked the International Day to #EndImpunity last Sunday, this case underscores the lethal risks faced by journalists in Ukraine.
The MFRR condemns the arbitrary arrests of journalists covering protests in #Georgia.
🔸Basti Mgaloblishvili – detained, then released
🔸Liza Tsitsishvili – detained, then released
🔸Ninia Kakabadze – detained while reporting, now facing a hearing on 12 Nov
All charges against Ninia must be dropped.
🔸Basti Mgaloblishvili – detained, then released
🔸Liza Tsitsishvili – detained, then released
🔸Ninia Kakabadze – detained while reporting, now facing a hearing on 12 Nov
All charges against Ninia must be dropped.
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The MFRR condemns the arbitrary arrests of journalists covering protests in #Georgia.
🔸Basti Mgaloblishvili – detained, then released
🔸Liza Tsitsishvili – detained, then released
🔸Ninia Kakabadze – detained while reporting, now facing a hearing on 12 Nov
All charges against Ninia must be dropped.
🔸Basti Mgaloblishvili – detained, then released
🔸Liza Tsitsishvili – detained, then released
🔸Ninia Kakabadze – detained while reporting, now facing a hearing on 12 Nov
All charges against Ninia must be dropped.
Journalist Hakan Tosun was murdered in Istanbul in October after exposing environmental crime and corruption. As the world marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists last Sunday, his case remains unresolved.
Justice must not stall.
Justice must not stall.
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Journalist Hakan Tosun was murdered in Istanbul in October after exposing environmental crime and corruption. As the world marked the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists last Sunday, his case remains unresolved.
Justice must not stall.
Justice must not stall.
The recording of the MFRR webinar “Media Freedom Through Transnational Lenses: Insights from Montenegro and North Macedonia” is now available on YouTube. It examines recent progress, ongoing challenges, and implications for EU integration. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuLz4kHiis
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The recording of the MFRR webinar “Media Freedom Through Transnational Lenses: Insights from Montenegro and North Macedonia” is now available on YouTube. It examines recent progress, ongoing challenges, and implications for EU integration. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuLz4kHiis
When journalism is treated as a crime, who protects the truth-tellers?
Join Banu Tune and Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as they discuss the brutality inflicted on journalists in Turkey and Ukraine, and the global response needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsky7WyE6w
Join Banu Tune and Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as they discuss the brutality inflicted on journalists in Turkey and Ukraine, and the global response needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsky7WyE6w
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When journalism is treated as a crime, who protects the truth-tellers?
Join Banu Tune and Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as they discuss the brutality inflicted on journalists in Turkey and Ukraine, and the global response needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsky7WyE6w
Join Banu Tune and Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as they discuss the brutality inflicted on journalists in Turkey and Ukraine, and the global response needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsky7WyE6w
Join us for the webinar on Serbia now!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Join us for the webinar on Serbia now!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VT1dccQEQTqT-UjmjPrHLQ
The right to report without fear has collapsed in Serbia. A year on from the Novi Sad tragedy, the MFRR brings together frontline journalists to discuss what’s changed, and why impunity for violence must end.
Tomorrow, 14:00 CET: https://ow.ly/K0un50XjEjz
Tomorrow, 14:00 CET: https://ow.ly/K0un50XjEjz
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The right to report without fear has collapsed in Serbia. A year on from the Novi Sad tragedy, the MFRR brings together frontline journalists to discuss what’s changed, and why impunity for violence must end.
Tomorrow, 14:00 CET: https://ow.ly/K0un50XjEjz
Tomorrow, 14:00 CET: https://ow.ly/K0un50XjEjz
Daphne Caruana Galizia | Malta: www.mapmf.org/alert/21598
Killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 Oct 2017. Two men were sentenced to life in June 2025 for supplying explosives, but systemic state failures persist.
Full accountability is still missing.
Killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 Oct 2017. Two men were sentenced to life in June 2025 for supplying explosives, but systemic state failures persist.
Full accountability is still missing.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Daphne Caruana Galizia | Malta: www.mapmf.org/alert/21598
Killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 Oct 2017. Two men were sentenced to life in June 2025 for supplying explosives, but systemic state failures persist.
Full accountability is still missing.
Killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 Oct 2017. Two men were sentenced to life in June 2025 for supplying explosives, but systemic state failures persist.
Full accountability is still missing.
Ján Kuciak | Slovakia: www.mapmf.org/alert/21919
Investigative journalist assassinated with his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on 21 Feb 2018.
Seven years later, trials drag on. Main suspect Marian Kočner has been repeatedly acquitted.
Investigative journalist assassinated with his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on 21 Feb 2018.
Seven years later, trials drag on. Main suspect Marian Kočner has been repeatedly acquitted.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ján Kuciak | Slovakia: www.mapmf.org/alert/21919
Investigative journalist assassinated with his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on 21 Feb 2018.
Seven years later, trials drag on. Main suspect Marian Kočner has been repeatedly acquitted.
Investigative journalist assassinated with his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on 21 Feb 2018.
Seven years later, trials drag on. Main suspect Marian Kočner has been repeatedly acquitted.
Giorgos Karaivaz | Greece: www.mapmf.org/alert/23933
Shot dead outside his home on 9 Apr 2021. Two suspects were acquitted in 2024 due to insufficient evidence.
The masterminds remain unidentified.
Shot dead outside his home on 9 Apr 2021. Two suspects were acquitted in 2024 due to insufficient evidence.
The masterminds remain unidentified.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Giorgos Karaivaz | Greece: www.mapmf.org/alert/23933
Shot dead outside his home on 9 Apr 2021. Two suspects were acquitted in 2024 due to insufficient evidence.
The masterminds remain unidentified.
Shot dead outside his home on 9 Apr 2021. Two suspects were acquitted in 2024 due to insufficient evidence.
The masterminds remain unidentified.
Maks Levin | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/24906
Photojournalist likely murdered by Russian soldiers on 13 Mar 2022.
Despite clear evidence, there has been no public progress since April 2022.
Photojournalist likely murdered by Russian soldiers on 13 Mar 2022.
Despite clear evidence, there has been no public progress since April 2022.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Maks Levin | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/24906
Photojournalist likely murdered by Russian soldiers on 13 Mar 2022.
Despite clear evidence, there has been no public progress since April 2022.
Photojournalist likely murdered by Russian soldiers on 13 Mar 2022.
Despite clear evidence, there has been no public progress since April 2022.
Viktoria Roshchyna | Ukraine: www.mfrr.eu/ukraine-mfrr...
Died 19 Sept 2024 under unclear circumstances. A 2025 investigation by Slidstvo.info revealed she was moved between Russian detention centres shortly before her death.
Her case remains unresolved.
Died 19 Sept 2024 under unclear circumstances. A 2025 investigation by Slidstvo.info revealed she was moved between Russian detention centres shortly before her death.
Her case remains unresolved.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Viktoria Roshchyna | Ukraine: www.mfrr.eu/ukraine-mfrr...
Died 19 Sept 2024 under unclear circumstances. A 2025 investigation by Slidstvo.info revealed she was moved between Russian detention centres shortly before her death.
Her case remains unresolved.
Died 19 Sept 2024 under unclear circumstances. A 2025 investigation by Slidstvo.info revealed she was moved between Russian detention centres shortly before her death.
Her case remains unresolved.
Antoni Lallican | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/33858
Killed by a Russian drone strike on assignment in Eastern Ukraine on 3 Oct 2025. The attack highlights the extreme dangers for journalists covering the war.
It is unlikely that the perpetrators will be held accountable.
Killed by a Russian drone strike on assignment in Eastern Ukraine on 3 Oct 2025. The attack highlights the extreme dangers for journalists covering the war.
It is unlikely that the perpetrators will be held accountable.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Antoni Lallican | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/33858
Killed by a Russian drone strike on assignment in Eastern Ukraine on 3 Oct 2025. The attack highlights the extreme dangers for journalists covering the war.
It is unlikely that the perpetrators will be held accountable.
Killed by a Russian drone strike on assignment in Eastern Ukraine on 3 Oct 2025. The attack highlights the extreme dangers for journalists covering the war.
It is unlikely that the perpetrators will be held accountable.
Hakan Tosun | Turkey: www.mapmf.org/alert/33875
Attacked and brutally beaten by unknown perpetrators in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. He died from his injuries on 13 Oct 2025.
Authorities say they are investigating, but no suspects have been identified.
Attacked and brutally beaten by unknown perpetrators in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. He died from his injuries on 13 Oct 2025.
Authorities say they are investigating, but no suspects have been identified.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Hakan Tosun | Turkey: www.mapmf.org/alert/33875
Attacked and brutally beaten by unknown perpetrators in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. He died from his injuries on 13 Oct 2025.
Authorities say they are investigating, but no suspects have been identified.
Attacked and brutally beaten by unknown perpetrators in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. He died from his injuries on 13 Oct 2025.
Authorities say they are investigating, but no suspects have been identified.
Aliona Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/33924
On 23 Oct 2025, both were killed when a Russian drone hit a service station where their vehicle was parked.
The Ukrainian govt has opened a war crimes case under Article 438, Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
On 23 Oct 2025, both were killed when a Russian drone hit a service station where their vehicle was parked.
The Ukrainian govt has opened a war crimes case under Article 438, Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Aliona Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin | Ukraine: www.mapmf.org/alert/33924
On 23 Oct 2025, both were killed when a Russian drone hit a service station where their vehicle was parked.
The Ukrainian govt has opened a war crimes case under Article 438, Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
On 23 Oct 2025, both were killed when a Russian drone hit a service station where their vehicle was parked.
The Ukrainian govt has opened a war crimes case under Article 438, Part 2 of the Criminal Code.