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The autocratic PM in Hungary @magyarpeterMP is completely out of control. Local media criticised him and he responded by telling the CEOs of two media companies to step down. We have not seen anything like this in Europe since the fall of the USSR. Will Western libs support it? #Hungary #MediaFreedom #Autocracy #HU #EU

David McAllister and the EPP must finally understand: Serbia 2026 is not Serbia 2017. You cannot speak about “European values” while continuing to politically protect Aleksandar Vučić and his regime. Russia ties. China influence. Attacks on media freedom. Pressure on opposition. https://t.co/Aeo5R3KL6k #Serbia2026 #EuropeanValues #MediaFreedom #RS #RU #CN

The New York Times has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threat of a libel lawsuit over an article alleging sexual assaults against Palestinian detainees by Israeli security services, stating that the claims are "without merit" and part of a broader effort to suppress independent journalism. #MediaFreedom #Defamation #SexualViolence #IL #US #PS

Following a decisive election that ended Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, significant changes are occurring in Hungary's pro-Orban media landscape, including the dismissal of key figures at major outlets, a commitment from new Prime Minister Peter Magyar to restore press freedom, and potential reforms that could reshape the country's media system. #MediaFreedom #Hungary #PoliticalChange #HU #EU #US

Following a decisive election that ended Viktor Orban's 16-year rule, Hungary's pro-Orban media empire is rapidly disintegrating, marked by significant personnel changes and a shift towards increased opposition representation in public service media, as the newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar pledges to restore press freedom and implement reforms. #MediaFreedom #HungaryElection #JournalismReform #HU #EU #US

Following a landslide election win by the opposition, the media empire established by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is rapidly disintegrating, marked by significant leadership changes and a shift towards more balanced reporting as the new government, led by Peter Magyar, promises to restore press freedom and reform media laws. #MediaFreedom #Democracy #PoliticalChange #HU #EU #US

Following a recent electoral victory that ended Viktor Orban's 16-year rule in Hungary, the pro-Orban media landscape is rapidly changing, with key figures being ousted and calls for restored press freedom emerging under new Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who has vowed to reform media laws and reduce the government's influence over public service media. #MediaFreedom #PoliticalChange #PressReform #HU #EU #US

Israel plans to sue The New York Times and journalist Nicholas Kristof for defamation over an article alleging widespread sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners by Israeli soldiers, with Prime Minister Netanyahu asserting that the claims perpetuate a false narrative and promising to combat these allegations legally and publicly. #Defamation #HumanRights #MediaFreedom #IL #PS #US

(TR) The critique of the proposal knows no bounds, and this time it is directly the Department of Compatibility of the Government Office that has left no thread uncriticized on the law. According to their analysis, the proposal is illogical, internally contradictory, and unjustifiably infringes on the freedoms of Czech Television and Czech Radio. Moreover, it allegedly completely ignores European law. Pressure from experts.

(TR) The coalition wants to abolish the expert working group on the pushed law for the liquidation of public service media tomorrow. The group was established by the media committee at the last meeting, at which several coalition MPs were absent. Discrediting and silencing experts, says the opposition and professional organizations.

(TR) Cultural Minister Wolfram Weimar will have YouTube and social media censored by the state media authorities (financed by GEZ). And Lars Klingbeil wants to force YouTube onto a government course that ARD and ZDF are already following. Criticism of the government's wisdom should be suppressed.

Kari Lake, appointed by President Trump as the next ambassador to Jamaica, faced significant setbacks in her efforts to dismantle Voice of America and other federally funded news organizations during her tenure at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, including a federal judge's ruling that deemed her appointment illegal and Congress's rejection of budget cuts aimed at these agencies. #MediaFreedom #Journalism #GovernmentOversight #CN #RU #IR #JM