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#Albania: GJKKO's new Regulation, which is due to come into force on 1 September, represents a worrying step backwards in terms of judicial transparency and working conditions for journalists in Albania. 🧵

Albania: The GJKKO Regulation set to come into force represents an alarming regression in judicial transparency and professional working conditions for journalistsThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) project, joins its Albanian affiliate, the Association of ...europeanjournalists.org

#Greece: The Parliament has passed a new and ambitious anti-SLAPP legislation! This marks a significant win for press freedom in Greece and is a big achievement for our Greek affiliates💪

Greece: Major victory for press freedom as anti-SLAPP legislation is passedThe Greek parliament adopted on 31 July 2026 a bill introducing formal legal safeguards against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPS). ...europeanjournalists.org

#Azerbaijan: Journalist Aytaj Tapdiq has been detained at the Baku Pre-Trial Detention Facility for over nineteen months simply for defending independent journalism. We call for her release and the dismissal of the charges against her. 🧵@balcanicaucaso.org

Journalism that resists in Azerbaijan: the story of Aytac Tapdıq - OBCTDespite the Baku regime’s years-long campaign of repression, there are still those who believe in free and independent journalism. The story of Aytac Tapdıq one of the many Azerbaijani journalists who...www.balcanicaucaso.org

Malta: As Matthew Caruana Galizia gives his testimony in the trial of Yorgen Fenech over the murder of #DaphneCaruanaGalizia, the EFJ expresses its solidarity with Daphne's family and colleagues in Malta #JusticeForDaphne

Live: Fenech trial hears Daphne's son testify about ElectrogasFollow murder trial proceedings with our minute-by-minute updates from the courtroomtimesofmalta.com

#Croatia: We stand with our affiliates (HND and TUCJ) in condemning the recent assault on Nova TV journalists. We also welcome the police's swift response, acting under the safety protocol when journalists are attacked while performing their duties. Read more 👇 @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social

Mapping Media Freedom: Croatia: Dnevnik Nova TV crew assaulted during reporting (2026-07-28)On 28 July 2026, journalist Ivan Krznarić and camera operator David Šimičić from the public…www.mapmf.org

Moscow City Court sentenced Russian journalist Darya Shipacheva to 12 years in prison on charges of “treason”. We strongly condemn the imprisonment of Shipacheva and the ongoing criminalisation of journalists amid a crackdown on press freedom in #Russia. W/ @ifjglobal.bsky.social

Russia: Journalist Darya Shipacheva sentenced to 12 years in prisonOn 29 July, the Moscow City Court sentenced Russian journalist Darya Shipacheva to 12 years in prison on charges of “treason”. The International and ...europeanjournalists.org

The escalation of brutal repression against journalists and civil society over the past two months in #Albania is alarming. We call on the international community to step up pressure on the Albanian authorities. Read more 👇

Albania: Cumulative pressure on media freedom and civic space demands urgent actionThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins the 10 co-signatories of this appeal in condemning the escalation of brutal repression against ...europeanjournalists.org

#Spain: Together with the @ifjglobal.bsky.social and our Spanish members, we express our full solidarity with elDiario.es, its director, and its four journalists who are facing a criminal defamation lawsuit from Spanish singer Julio Iglesias for reporting on serious allegations of public interest.

Spain: IFJ and EFJ stand in solidarity with elDiario.es over criminal defamation lawsuitOn 21 July, Spanish singer Julio Iglesias filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against the online media outlet elDiario.es, its director and four of its ...europeanjournalists.org

#Azerbaijan: We condemn the extremely harsh prison sentences handed down by an Azerbaijani court to journalists and media actors associated with the independent news outlet Toplum TV, confirming the purely political nature of this trial: silencing courageous voices. w/@ifjglobal.bsky.social

Azerbaijan: outrageous sentences of up to 15 years’ imprisonment in the Toplum TV caseThe European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) condemn the extremely harsh prison sentences handed down on 27 July by an Azerbaijani ...europeanjournalists.org

#BiH: Full support to our Bosnian affiliate BH Journalists Association and freelance investigative journalist Anisa Mahmutović, faced with defamation lawsuits and an ongoing smear campaign led by lawyer Mirnes Ajanović, founder and president of ‘ BOSS’ political party Bosanska Stranka. Read more 👇

Bosnia and Herzegovina: BH Journalists Association and journalist Anisa Mahmutović faced with smear campaign and defamation lawsuits by public figure Mirnes AjanovićThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) stands in full support of its Bosnian affiliate, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Journalists Association (BHJA), ...europeanjournalists.org

#France: "La prochaine fois que je te croise, ce sera deux balles entre les yeux!" - une lettre anonyme à l'attention de Rue89 Strasbourg Guillaume Krempp. Il s'agit de la 8ème menace de mort visant un journaliste, que nous documentons depuis janvier. Soutien ! 👇via @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social

Mapping Media Freedom - Alert Explorerwe monitor and document violations against press and media freedom in Europewww.mapmf.org

Together with our affiliate in #Kosovo, the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK), and partners of the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social platform, we have just launched a fact-finding mission report following a two-day mission to Prishtina. 🧵

#Italy: Sports journalist Luca Esposito has been killed in Eboli. Together with the @ifjglobal.bsky.social and @fnsisocial.bsky.social we urge for an investigation to determine whether the crime was linked to his work as a journalist. Our full support to his family.

Italy: sports journalist Luca Esposito has been killed in EboliSports journalist Luca Esposito has been killed in Eboli (southern Italy). His charred body has been identified on a piece of farmland in Cioffi. The ...europeanjournalists.org

#Serbia: We fully support N1 news director Branislav Šovljanski and his family members who have been subjected to inhumane online threats. Just days earlier, the same user threatened to "burn" N1 staff in the middle of the street. We are calling for a thorough investigation into these threats. 🧵

NUNS: Hitno procesuirati pretnje Branislavu Šovljanskom i njegovoj porodici - NUNSNezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije (NUNS) najoštrije osuđuje nove pretnje upućene direktoru vesti i uredniku televizije N1 Branislavu Šovljanskom i zahteva hitnu reakciju nadležnih organa, posebno im...nuns.rs

#Blog: Read EFJ Director @renateschroeder.bsky.social's latest piece on #BigTech, #AI and journalism: "The question is whether journalism will thrive as a niche or as a force for the many, and in what form, and under whose control?" ⤵️

Big Tech, AI, and journalism: Visibility, authority, and viabilityBy Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director (originally published on July 6 on CMPF blog section) With Big Tech being the gatekeepers of information and with ...europeanjournalists.org

#BosniaHerzegovina: The District Court in Banja Luka rejected the appeal of Šipovo Mayor Milan Kovač and upheld the ruling establishing that he discriminated against journalists Harun Dinarević and Alena Beširević through "harassment, insults and sexually degrading speech". 🧵

Šipovo Mayor Found Liable in Final Court Ruling for Discriminating Against Journalists Alena Beširević and Harun Dinarević - BH novinariThe District Court in Banja Luka has dismissed the appeal filed by the Mayor of Šipovo, Milan Kovač, and upheld the ruling establishing that he discriminated against journalists Harun Dinarević and Al...bhnovinari.ba

The @ec.europa.eu launched infringement proceedings against Italy, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, and Slovakia for failing to fully transpose the #AntiSLAPP Directive. @casecoalition.bsky.social

SLAPP: EU launches infringement proceedings against Italy and 13 other countriesThe countries have been formally accused of failing to notify the Commission that they have fully transposed EU rules on the protection of those involved in public participation—such as journalists an...www.eunews.it

En #Turquie, les journalistes de l'AFP entame leur 11e jour de grève. Nous sommes avec vous ! @tgs.org.tr #Grève #GrèveàlAFP #AFPdeGrevVar

#Serbia: We have just published a mission report including key recommendations. Media freedom in Serbia is in a deepening crisis with a rapidly closing window for independent journalism to operate. Read our recommendations w/@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social @coemediafreedom.bsky.social 👇🧵

Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalistsRecord levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, entrenched impunity, and tight political control over ...europeanjournalists.org

The debates in #France surrounding public service media are part of a European trend aimed at weakening, attacking and undermine the credibility of a cornerstone of democratic infrastructure. It's time to stand up for #PSM in France and across Europe. Before it's too late.