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#Croatia Drastic annual cuts in funding for the Serb minority media outlet Novosti over alleged potential political influence threaten media pluralism. 🗣️ We call on the Council for National Minorities to guarantee the independence of its decision-making processes.

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Some newsrooms are extremely open about corrections, standards and methodologies as a way to restore trust. Is this approach working? We spoke to editors at @bellingcat.com @civio.es @themarkup.org Aftonbladet and Tangle for this new piece reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/these-n...

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The #EU's structural funding gap for journalism threatens the very foundation of public-interest reporting. The next #MFF, EU's long-term budget, must address this gap with robust support for journalism as one of the most powerful tools in the fight against disinformation. Read our 7 priorities👇

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How can we better support Russian and Belarusian journalists in exile? Join us today, 6 May, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, Le Poste, Place du Jeu de Balle, 62, Brussels. @oscemediafreedom.bsky.social @efjeurope.bsky.social #WPFD #WPFD2025

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#France: Agression d'un journaliste à #Paris le 1er mai : deuxième incident de violence policière documenté sur la plateforme MFRR depuis janvier. Une alerte a été soumise au Conseil de l'Europe. Nous demandons une enquête immédiate. Soutien au journaliste. www.mapmf.org/alert/33219

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The trial of Jamie Vella & Robert Agius continues today. They are accused of complicity in #DaphneCaruanaGalizia’s assassination and supplying the bomb that was used to kill her. The alleged mastermind is out on bail. Live report from court in #Malta: www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_a...

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Read @renateschroeder.bsky.social contribution to the UiB report on #disinformation 👇 In a chapter entitled 'Journalism as a public good', EFJ Director calls for comprehensive support from EU policymakers and civil society to ensure journalism remains a viable and safe public good.

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#WPFD2025: Join us tomorrow for this event on supporting journalism under severe political pressure. We’ll discuss the situation of Russian & Belarusian journalists in exile. Co-org: @oscemediafreedom.bsky.social 📆 6 May, 4:00 pm 🌎 Geopolis Photojournalism Centre, #Brussels Meet the speakers👇

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#WPFD: Increasing attacks on the press underline the urgent need for effective implementation of the European Media Freedom Act, the Anti-SLAPP Directive and related legislation. There can be no democracy in Europe without #mediafreedom. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/05...

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#WPFD2025: While #AI tools offer promise, they also raise urgent questions about jobs, ethics, intellectual property, and the safety of journalists. On the eve of World Press Freedom Day 2025, we advocate for an AI future that respects the fundamental values of journalism.

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#Serbia: On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, we just published our MFRR solidarity mission report, including crucial recommendations for the national authorities & the EU. The media freedom is in a state of emergency in Serbia. It's time for concrete action! europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/05...

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#WPFD2025 is a timely reminder: without media freedom, democracy is just an empty shell. As democracy faces serious tests across Europe, decisive action is needed. For recommendations, check our Press Freedom Report 👉 go.coe.int/9lJaA EN 👉 go.coe.int/pKXJb FR

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#LabourDay Research by @etuc-ces.bsky.social says that around 10,000 people in Europe die each year due to workplace stress. Journalists are highly exposed to burnout, online harassment, digital overload. We join calls for employers to tackle psychosocial risks as part of health & safety obligations

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Europe’s workplace stress epidemic is killing around 10,000 people a year. Time for action! Workers need "a robust directive to be part of the Quality Jobs Roadmap this year." #WorkersMemorialDay

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#Albania: great to meet Albanian journalist Elton Qyno in Tirana! The @efjeurope.bsky.social just welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania, which overturned the lower-court orders allowing the search and seizure of Elton Qyno’s equipment. #Journalism #ProtectionOfSources

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We just published our joint position on the #EU #DemocracyShield, the Commission's initiative to establish a robust response to threats against democracy. It addresses: 🔹 Economic viability 🔹 Safety of journalists 🔹 Legal safeguards 🔹 AI 🔹 Media & digital literacy Read more 👇

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Thank you @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social for meeting with MFRR partners. We discussed media economic viability, online safety of journalists, #AI and the absolute need for strong enforcement of #EMFA. We share the view that journalism is essential to Europe’s security.

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#Ukraine 🇺🇦 Solidarity Centres set up to provide physical, legal and financial assistance to Ukrainian journalists will continue operating until at least July 2025, thanks to the contributions from @efjeurope.bsky.social members. buff.ly/QqTSDHz

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The Constitutional Court of #Albania overturned the lower court orders allowing the search & seizure of journalist Elton Qyno’s equipment, reinforcing the crucial importance of protecting journalistic sources in line with international standards. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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📌Ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay 2025, join us for webinar examining hostile environment facing independent media in #Turkey #Serbia & #Georgia. 🗓️The MFRR webinar will be held on 30 April at 12.00 CET & hosted by IPI's Oliver Money-Kyrle. Register - buff.ly/PffsLO0

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#Turkey: Swedish journalist Joakim Medin faces up to 12 years in prison for his reporting on 🇹🇷 On the eve of his trial (30 April) in Ankara, we call for Joakim's acquittal. @molenews1.bsky.social #SlääpJoakim #ReleaseJoakim #Journalismisnotacrime

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#Serbia: Journalist Žarko Bogosavljević was among the citizens attacked by police in #NoviSad while documenting a protest with his press vest. We urge the authorities to investigate the attack and to seriously start ensuring the protection of media workers. 1/2 safejournalists.net/alert/safejo...

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Der schwedische #Journalist Joakim #Medin ist in der Türkei mit bis zu 12 Jahren #Haft bedroht. Die @efjeurope.bsky.social fordert den Freispruch. Gemeinsam stehen wir an der Seite von Joakim und allen inhaftierten Journalist:innen in der Türkei. Mehr Infos 👉 europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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#Turkey: European journalists are joining forces today to demand the acquittal of Swedish @etc.se journalist Joakim Medin. The trial will start on 30 April: he's facing up to 12y in prison for his reports on 🇹🇷 #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeMedin #SläppJoakim europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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#Croatia: We are concerned about the drastic cuts in funding for the weekly newspaper Novosti. This decision appears to be a worrying continuation of political pressure on the national minority media, including calls from the Homeland Movement to end its funding. safejournalists.net/alert/safejo...

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Russians have finally returned the body of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died in captivity. DNA testing has confirmed her identity. She was detained while reporting from occupied territories. We will remember her courage @efjeurope.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social

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Ahead of #WorldIntellectualProperty Day, our message is clear: laws that protect authors’ rights must now be strengthened, not weakened. #IP @ifjglobal.bsky.social europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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#Malta: Today marks the second day of the trial of the alleged suppliers of the bomb that killed investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia on 16 October 2017. The EFJ reiterates its call for justice for Daphne's murder. @daphne.foundation #JusticeForDaphne 1/2

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#Malta: the trial of the alleged suppliers of the bomb that killed journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia on 16 October 2017 opened today. The @efjeurope.bsky.social calls for justice for this brutal assassination. #JusticeForDaphne europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/10...

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Kosovo: we welcome the Constitutional Court's ruling on the media law 🇽🇰 The Constitutional Court of Kosovo has ruled that the Law on the Independent Media Commission — referred to as the “media law” — is unconstitutional and should be annulled. www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-gover...

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Thanks to @efjeurope.bsky.social and member unions from Norway, Denmark, Italy, Germany, and Greece, our Solidarity Centers will keep providing safety equipment, workspaces, and emergency grants to reporters in frontline regions - europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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#Ukraine: European solidarity at its best 🙏 Thanks to the solidarity appeal launched in February 2025, the network of Journalists’ Solidarity Centers will continue to operate fully until July 2025. Thank you to all EFJ affiliates who demonstrated remarkable solidarity and support with donations.

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#Turkey: Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been charged with ‘insulting the President’ and being a ‘member of a terrorist org’. Joakim is being prosecuted solely for his journalistic activities. The first hearing will begin on 30/04. He faces up to 12 years in prison. #FreeJoakim @etc.se

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#Serbia: Since 14 April, the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) building in Belgrade has been the venue for peaceful protests. The government of Serbia has the power to resolve this deadlock by relaunching the procedure for the selection of the REM Council, its legal obligation. 1/2

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#Serbia: N1 television has been the target of a new threatening email that suggests physical violence. This is the fourth online threat against N1 documented on the MFRR platform since January. Full support. Online threats need to be thoroughly investigated. www.mapmf.org/alert/33178

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On World Press Freedom Day #WPFD2025, we are highlighting the dangerous conditions faced by journalists in Turkey, Serbia, and Georgia. On 30 April at 12:00 CET, our webinar will explore how protest coverage has become a battleground for free expression. www.mfrr.eu/reporting-on...

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#Belgium: A ruling specifies that the press council is on the front line in the event of joint complaints with the audiovisual media regulator and limits cases of ‘dual control’ to three exceptional situations. #PressCouncilsEU @deontoloj.bsky.social

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#Russia sentences four journalists to prison for so-called ‘extremism’. Russia is the country in Europe with the most journalists in prison: 73 colleague behind bars, just for doing their job. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/04...

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#Suisse: La loi bancaire prévoit cinq ans de prison pour les journalistes qui exploitent des fuites de données bancaires ou révèlent l’identité du client d’un établissement, mais les autorités suisses s’appuient sur la presse pour s’intéresser aux mauvaises pratiques des banques.

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#Denmark’s media sector is structurally reliant on freelance journalists and photographers, according to a study by the Freelance Group of the Danish Union of Journalists @djkommunikation.dk #FREG #freelance

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#Policy💬 ⚖️ The next @ec.europa.eu's #RuleOfLaw Report will be a key test of the new Commission’s ability to address the challenges to democratic institutions brought by the 2024 events. Explore the checklist for an effective report, made by a group of 32 expert organisations. 🧵

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Mercredi nous étions avec + de 200 journalistes d'horizons très variés devant l'opéra Bastille pour défendre les #journalistes de #Gaza, le rôle capital de l'information en temps de guerre, et réclamer qu'Israël cesse de l'entraver. Notre déclaration à lire ici cfdt-journalistes.fr/2025/04/17/l...

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Pour le Syndicat national des journalistes de la CGT, comme pour la CGT toute entière, les crimes de guerre, les crimes contre l’humanité et même -peut-être-, la justice devra en juger, le génocide en cours à Gaza sont profondément choquants et révoltants. La CGT a un long engagement en faveur du

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#Belgique: L'arrestation du journaliste 🇧🇪 indépendant @haulotte.bsky.social à Bruxelles, les menottes, la nuit au commissariat : le détail de cette garde à vue inadmissible a été soumis sur @coemediafreedom.bsky.social. Nous demandons une réponse des autorités belges. @ajpjournalistes.bsky.social

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