European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)

Despite years of intimidation and political pressure, #Serbia’s journalists have continued to inform the public. Their courage deserves recognition. Their safety and independence should not be left to individual resilience or solidarity networks. It's time to establish long-standing guarantees. 👇

Depuis la révélation des messages antisémites attribués au président du RN Jordan Bardella, @mediapart.fr fait face à de véritables méthodes d'intimidation. Inscrivez-vous à notre webinaire du 28 octobre à 11 h. Lenaïg Bredoux (Mediapart) fera le point sur la situation. @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social 👇

#Serbia: Any major attacks against journalists will be reported to the CoE platform and documented on Mapping Media Freedom. We will also share findings with the EC, the EEAS and EU Delegation, the European Parliament, OSCE/ODIHR and other relevant actors to support timely action and accountability.

#Serbia, Europe is watching. We call on the Serbian authorities to guarantee the safety of media workers and to ensure that the election is reported on transparently. We will monitor the situation and strongly condemn any attacks against journalists. 👇

🚨 The EFJ joins the Syndicate of Journalists of the Czech Republic in condemning the Czech government's move to abolish licence fee funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio. Independent public service media need stable funding, not political dependence. #MediaFreedom #EMFA #Journalism

#Turkey: Today, Halk TV was raided and placed under a trustee. Türkiye’s media crackdown keeps escalating. Newsrooms seized, journalists jailed, accounts blocked. With @ifjglobal.bsky.social and our Turkish affiliates, we call for an end to the trusteeship and the release of all jailed journalists.

The programme for Voices is out! The EFJ will be there – join us in Thessaloniki from 26-28 November. The tickets are free🥰

🇫🇷 PARIS, FRANCE: Join us tomorrow to pay tribute to Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered on October 16, 2017.

"At a time when the basic conditions for a free press are deteriorating all over the world, algorithms decide who and which perspectives are visible to audiences. We need to hold big platforms accountable." - Nathanael Liminski is opening the MFRR Summit 2026 with his welcoming speech.

"Recently, we passed 7,000 recorded violations of press freedom in Europe. Digital attacks are the most common. Almost in that same week, our own mappingmediafreedom.org was itself the target of a cyberattack..." - Elena Rodina, MFRR Coordinator at @ecpmf.bsky.social.

"MFRR has now recorded more than 7,000 press freedom violations. These are European figures, but the trend is global: freedom of expression worldwide has declined by 10%. Independent media need more than expressions of concern. They need direct support." - @polomaldonado.bsky.social.

Up next is Márton Gergely of HVG and @globalfreemedia.bsky.social: "In Hungary, we felt like scuba divers who had spent years deep underwater, grown used to the pressure. The April election pulled us back to the surface, but we came up so fast that we realised we still need a lot of time to adjust"

“We kept telling media to diversify revenue and sell merchandise. Now we realise we need advocacy and political change to fix the system, rethink funding. DW Akademie has a new advocacy unit, we’ve brought orgs together to speak with one voice on media viability.” - Lucie Gürtler, @akademie.dw.com.

Bojana Kostić, @gfmd.info: “We are building a Journalism Cloud Alliance with @occrp.org. It is a software service, which brings together investigative orgs, data newsrooms, and public interest initiatives that are struggling with the cost and constraints of commercial cloud computing."

During the MFRR summit, we expressed deep concerns over #Ireland's significant cut to the EU budget for 2028–2034 significantly affecting the AgoraEU funding: a detrimental impact on the viability and financial future of journalism despite it being a democratic infrastructure.

Kick off the @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social summit w/ EFJ Director @renateschroeder.bsky.social moderating the first panel of the day: "If we treat journalism as a public good, a critical infrastructure, security issue and watchdog for democracies, why does it not happen? Who is afraid of journalism?"

Kick of the @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social summit with EFJ Director @renateschroeder.bsky.social moderating the first panel of the day:"If we treat journalism as a public good, a critical infrastructure, security issue and watchdog for democracies, why does it not happen? Who is afraid of journalism?"

#Lithuania: The EFJ joins the EBU in urging the Prosecutor General's Office to keep its inquiry into LRT necessary and proportionate, and not to seek information that could expose sources or unpublished investigations. Editorial decisions belong in the newsroom.

📢 #Gaza may no longer be making the headlines, but the crisis remains critical. We urgently call on our affiliates to press their governments to receive Gazan journalists and media workers in order to provide those in need with immediate medical treatment.

#Palestine🇵🇸: Three years on, Gazan journalists need your solidarity. 🔴 Evacuate journalists in need of medical care 🔴 Justice for crimes against journalists 🔴 Allow journalis independent access into Gaza 🔴 Emergency support for Media Solidarity Centres

#Turkey: EFJ, @ifjglobal.bsky.social and @tgs.org.tr call on X to stop blocking journalists' and media accounts without a court order. In September, 1,270 accounts were blocked in Turkey. Only 115 had a court decision. Blocking these accounts means blocking the public's right to know.

#Slovenia: We stand with our Slovenian affiliates SNS and DNS ahead of Sunday's referendum on abolishing the RTV contribution. Scrapping it without a guaranteed alternative puts RTV Slovenija's independence at risk and goes against EMFA. Vote PROTI (AGAINST) on 11 October.

Ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election, media freedom faces growing pressure. Our new report examines threats to journalists, media pluralism, public service media, source protection and the implementation of EMFA. Read the report in English and French below. www.mfrr.eu/france-missi...