Greece: Abusive lawsuit against independent newsrooms should be dismissed

International — Press-Freedom Bodies · 2026-05-13 · EU · verified record

Themes: Media & broadcasting · Online platforms

Ecosystems: EU Media Freedom Act

IPI is joined by the undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in condemning the filing of abusive legal action by Air Mediterranean against the Greek investigative newsroom Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting (MIIR), the newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton (EfSyn) as well as their editors and directors. Our organisations, which have long documented legal threats against media in Europe, today urge the Court of First Instance of Athens to treat the lawsuit by Air Mediterranean as an abusive lawsuit and to uphold European press freedom standards when assessing the c

IPI is joined by the undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in condemning the filing of abusive legal action by Air Mediterranean against the Greek investigative newsroom Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting (MIIR), the newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton (EfSyn) as we

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