⏳ Last days to apply! ECPMF is seeking an intern for the MFRR project: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?... Gain hands-on experience in media freedom, communications and event coordination. 📅 Deadline: 30 July.

Media freedom in Kosovo is in decline. Our 2026 mission report finds that political pressure has eroded key media freedom standards, with Kosovo falling 28 places in the World Press Freedom Index since 2023. Read the recommendations on how to reverse the trend: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-rever...

Between death threats, online smear campaigns and record levels of violence against journalists, Serbia's media freedom crisis is deepening. Our 2026 mission report is now out! Read the recommendations and how the international community can help defend press freedom. www.ecpmf.eu/serbia-a-dan...

⚡️ Das ECPMF ist bestürzt über die Angriffe auf @dunjahayali.de nach ihrem Interview mit der AfD's Alice Weidel: www.mapmf.org/alert/35159 Journalistische Fragen als „Framing“ abzutun, ist ein Versuch, kritische Berichterstattung zu untergraben & die öffentliche Rechenschaftspflicht zu schwächen.

100 fellows 🎉 In June, ECPMF welcomed the 100th fellow to our Journalists-in-Residence programme. Since its launch, the programme has provided journalists at risk with a safe place to live and work, helping them continue reporting despite threats, persecution and war: www.ecpmf.eu/support/jour...

Registration for UNCOVERED 2026 is officially closed. 🎉 All spots filled in record time! Thank you to everyone who signed up. See you in Budapest, 17–18 Sept, for two days of collaboration, storytelling and conversations about cross-border investigative journalism. Stay tuned👇 uncovered.ij4.eu

🎉 Registration for UNCOVERED 2026 is OPEN! Join Europe's investigative journalism community in Budapest on 17–18 September for workshops, networking, cross-border collaboration and the #IJ4EU Impact Award Ceremony. Seats are limited, register today: uncovered.ij4.eu/conference/u...

🚨 Über das Wochenende erreichten uns zahlreiche Berichte über Angriffe auf JournalistInnen und Einschränkungen der Pressefreiheit in Erfurt. Wir dokumentieren die Fälle auf Mapping Media Freedom: www.mapmf.org/explorer?q=%...

🚨 Die geplante Reform des #Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes würde den Zugang zu staatlichen Informationen erheblich erschweren – mit Folgen für Transparenz, Pressefreiheit und demokratische Kontrolle. Mehr dazu in unserem Statement: www.ecpmf.eu/ifg-reform-p...

Congratulations to @dobrokhotov.bsky.social, founder of The Insider, on receiving the 2026 Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media: www.leipziger-medienstiftung.de Despite persecution and exile, his investigations continue to expose abuses of power and hold the powerful to account.

Journalists reporting from armed conflicts need stronger protection. ECPMF's Olha Syrotiuk and Elena Rodina contributed to the development of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan's new Guidelines on strengthening the protection of journalists working in armed conflicts.

⚡️ ECPMF is seeking an #intern to join our Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) project. Support the 2026 MFRR Summit, event-related communications and project activities while helping defend press freedom across Europe. 📅 Apply by 30 July 2026: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?...

Last day to apply! Join us as a Digital Comms Intern in Leipzig and help communicate our work protecting journalists and defending press and media freedom across Europe. The 3-month internship is open to students enrolled at a German university: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2648080?...

Exile can be a deeply isolating experience, especially for journalists cut off from their networks and audiences. Our Journalists-in-Exile programme provides access to resources, legal clarity, and professional exchange to ensure reporters can continue their work: www.ecpmf.eu/support/jour...

Great conversations at Unlock Prague on cross-border investigations, media freedom, and collaboration across the region. Thanks to everyone who joined our workshop and networking session - and to Prague Civil Society Centre for hosting us.

📢 Deadline extended! Ukrainian journalists and media organisations can still apply for technical assistance through the Voices of Ukraine programme by The Fix Foundation and ECPMF. Support available for essential reporting equipment. All details here: buff.ly/jbQOroi

One week left to apply! Join ECPMF as a Digital Comms Intern in Leipzig and support our work protecting journalists and defending press and media freedom across Europe. The three-month internship is open to students enrolled at a German university: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2648080?...

Last week ECPMF joined @giga-hamburg.de conference on policy realignment and multipolarisation. We contributed to a panel on transnational repression, sharing our expertise on the challenges faced by journalists in exile and discussing how democratic societies can respond to authoritarian pressure.

ECPMF was pleased to meet the 2026 cohort of the European Parliament's Sakharov Fellows. Our workshop introduced the work of @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social Our Elena Rodina presented the Mapping Media Freedom platform and how its data can support advocacy, and help detect democratic backsliding

Zehn Jahre. 522 Fälle. Gewalt gegen Journalist:innen in Deutschland ist strukturell, politisch verankert – und hat sich verändert. Physische Angriffe, Cyberangriffe, strukturelle Prekarität. Die 10. Ausgabe von #FeindblidJournalistin ist da! 🔗 www.ecpmf.eu/feindbild-jo...

Budapest, we are coming! UNCOVERED 2026 will take place on 17–18 Sept 2026, hosted by the Goethe-Institut Budapest. Join Europe’s investigative journalism community for workshops, networking, and the #IJ4EU Impact Award Ceremony. Save the date: uncovered.ij4.eu/save-the-dat...

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Rolling reminder: journalism is not a crime.

Being forced to leave your country can mean losing access to the tools and structures needed to work. Journalists in exile in Germany can access support from ECPMF for equipment, collaboration opportunities, and training to regain professional footing: www.ecpmf.eu/support/jour...

Protecting journalists requires political commitment, strong safeguards, and continuous action. Great to see Flutura Kusari contribute as a keynote speaker at Luxembourg's #WorldPressFreedomDay conference on journalist safety and protection from abusive legal proceedings.

AI is becoming part of newsroom life. The challenge is using it with purpose and editorial judgement. Our friends at @polislse.bsky.social are launching a free Strategy Lab for Central and Eastern Europe, running from 6 July to 7 August. Apply by 7 June: www.journalismai.info/programmes/s...

Read our Monitoring Report 2025, which recorded 1,481 press freedom violations affecting 2,377 journalists and media entities across 36 European countries in 2025: www.mfrr.eu/monitoring-r...

🏁 Submissions for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2026 are now closed! We received a record 88 cross-border investigative journalism projects from across Europe. Evaluation begins! Winners will be announced at the IJ4EU UNCOVERED Conference in September 2026. #creativeEurope

We’re now on Instagram, bringing you snapshots of press freedom in Europe, as it unfolds. Follow along: www.instagram.com/ecpmf/

ECPMF calls on Azerbaijan to immediately release Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdig and lift the travel ban against her mother. Updates from our partners on the ground are deeply worrying. We urge the authorities to stop reprisals against journalists and their families.