The growing pressure on press freedom in Italy has prompted the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium to organize an urgent mission to Rome on May 16 and 17. The unprecedented political interference in the public service media, the increasing cases of vexatious lawsuits against journalists, and the possible sale of the AGI news agency […]

The IPI global network today condemns the latest arrests in Russia targeting journalists accused of working with the late opposition leader Alexey Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK). On April 27, Russian authorities reported on the pre-trial arrest of Konstantin Gabov, who reportedly worked as a producer for Reuters. The authorities claimed that Gabov also […]

This article was written by the Baynana team and lightly edited by IPI for length and clarity. Receive regular updates on IPI’s innovation and media sustainability work by subscribing to our newsletter, The Outlook: Media Innovation Unlocked. The journey is challenging for any independent news media outlet striving to provide curated and quality information to its […]

The undersigned partner organizations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) demand the immediate release of Andrey Gniot, a Belarusian journalist and pro-democracy activist who is being held in custody by Serbian authorities on politically motivated charges formulated by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. Since October, Serbian courts have been deliberating upon a request to […]