Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI to join media freedom mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina 

The International Press Institute (IPI) will join partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in travelling to Banja Luka and Sarajevo from 22 to 25 October 2023 to assess the current state of play for media freedom in the country and start a dialogue with the authorities, less than a year after the […]

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Ukraine: IPI alarmed by disappearance of journalist Victoria Roshchyna

The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply alarmed by the disappearance of journalist Victoria Roshchyna in Russia-occupied territory of Ukraine, and calls for occupying forces to immediately clarify her whereabouts and condition. Roshchyna, a freelance journalist with Ukrainska Pravda, a major Ukrainian publication, has been missing for over two months since she first set out […]

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Serbia: Convicted killers of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija must not be acquitted

The International Press Institute (IPI) today renews its two-decade long demand for the killers of Serbian journalist and newspaper publisher Slavko Ćuruvija to face justice for their crimes and for the Court of Appeal to reach its verdict on the landmark retrial in a fully impartial and independent manner. IPI’s latest call comes as rumours […]

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Murdered, surveilled and sued: decisive action needed to protect journalists and salvage press freedom in Greece

Greek journalism is under sustained threat from the impact of the surveillance scandal “Predatorgate”, the unresolved killing of a reporter, abusive legal action and economic and political pressures. Following a mission to Athens, IPI today joins seven international organisations in calling on the Government and Prime Minister to show political courage and urgently take specific […]

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