⚖️ Are you a journalist seeking legal assistance?

We offer legal support on matters related to free speech for individuals & orgs working in Europe. Support covers defamation, access to public documents, protection of sources, and whistleblowing.
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🏆 In October 2022, together with European Journalism Centre & IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media, we have opened nominations for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2023. An independent jury will select 3 collaborative investigations for 3 prizes, each worth €5,000.

Your investigation could also win!
investigativejournalismforeu.net/awards/the-ij4…

Happy Halloween. Choose your costume wisely.

🇺🇦 We are still accepting applications from #Ukraine for the Journalists-in-Residence #Kosovo Programme. Our JiRs are provided with budget for relocation and a monthly stipend. They have access to an office space, health insurance and language courses.
ecpmf.eu/ecpmf-opens-ca…

Interesting thread on #FakeNews ⬇️

💰 With a pot of cash prizes totalling €15,000, the #IJ4EU Impact Award celebrates the best investigative journalism carried out by teams collaborating across borders in the EU and candidate countries.

Your investigation could also win!

Apply here ⬇️
investigativejournalismforeu.net/awards/the-ij4…

🗓 Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has a lot of implications for #journalism . From 9-11 December 2022, ECPMF will host RE:Cover – a conference focusing on every aspect of war reporting in #Ukraine .
ecpmf.eu/ecpmf-to-host-…

Kosovo supports and helps 🇺🇦! There is a wonderful initiative organized by the government of 🇽🇰.

Ukrainian journalists have the opportunity to relocate to Kosovo for at least six months, running away from the war.

Details: ecpmf.eu/support/journa…

Saturday read ☕️

'In public hearings & courts, journalists are fighting back against malicious lawsuits – but the swelling tide of abuse merits EU intervention. Journalists are bombarded by legal letters designed to stop articles going out...' – EUobserver.
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/15…

⚡️ From 9-11 December 2022, we will host RE:Cover – a conference focusing on every aspect of war reporting in #Ukraine .

Click the link below to find more about the event and join us in Bratislava!
ecpmf.eu/ecpmf-to-host-…

🏆 Three weeks ago we opened nominations for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2023, which celebrates the best investigative journalism carried out by teams collaborating across the EU and candidate countries.

Apply to win €5,000 for your next investigation ⬇️
investigativejournalismforeu.net/awards/the-ij4…

Oct saw Europe's first ever anti-SLAPP conference, organised by The CASE + European Centre for Press & Media Freedom. SLAPPs usually target journalists. But, ahead of #COP27 , it's important to note that environmental rights activists are also frequently hit with this abusive lawsuits ifex.org/the-anti-slapp…

🚨 A weekly compilation of #PressFreedom violations.

This week we recorded 10 new media freedom violations on mappingmediafreedom.org.

Let's take a closer look at these #MapMF alerts.

🇮🇹 We are joining Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) & The Good Lobby in expressing our concern over an Italian prosecutor’s request for a six-month prison sentence for journalists Mary Tota, Danilo Lupo & Francesca Pizzolante in a case of defamation, initiated by Teresa Bellanova.
ecpmf.eu/italy-concern-…

Thank you Oleksiy Goncharenko for visiting Ukrainian journalists in Kosovo. European Centre for Press & Media Freedom, AGK EFJ is honored to shelter Ukrainians 💙

Support to Ukrainian colleagues - conference in Bratislava Dec 9-11 organized by European Centre for Press & Media Freedom and the SCOOP network facebook.com/events/1121013…

An anti- #Slapp law will start entering into life in EU countries in 2026 if all goes well, but that means that until then European #journalists will be forced to fight back as best they can.
#MediaFreedom
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/15…

🇺🇦 We are still accepting applications from #Ukraine for the Journalists-in-Residence #Kosovo Programme. Our JiRs are provided with budget for relocation and a monthly stipend. They have access to an office space, health insurance and language courses.
ecpmf.eu/ecpmf-opens-ca…