Syria: Urgent answers needed over longest held American journalist Austin Tice

Fate of journalist captured by Assad regime in 2012 remains unclear

Serbia: Media regulator election again made a mockery of EU-required reforms

Process to appoint new members of media regulator council was again conducted in non-transparent and discriminatory manner

Saudi Arabia: IPI condemns execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser

Execution marks latest development in Saudi Arabia’s violent persecution of the press

Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect

Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public

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United States: Journalists covering protests in Los Angeles face violence and detention

Recent assaults on the media indicate a pattern of increasing threats to press freedom in the U.S.

Report: The shrinking space for journalism in Croatia

New MFRR report follows advocacy mission to Zagreb in May

Egypt: IPI demands immediate release of British-Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

El-Fattah’s mother reaches 250 days on hunger strike as her son remains illegally imprisoned

Oslobođenje: Making history accessible with a user-friendly, monetizable digital archive

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s iconic independent outlet puts forward an exciting archive product

Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case mark another step towards full justice

IPI and media freedom partners welcome conviction of two gang members who supplied car bomb which killed Maltese journalist

Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

Cross-party consensus required to bolster press freedom following presidential election

World Environment Day: States must bolster support for climate and environmental journalism

IPI reiterates its call on the international community to increase support for and protection of climate and environmental journalists

IPI joins global call for immediate, unfettered access by international media to Gaza

Open letter from media and press freedom organizations demanding media access in Gaza

Climate Journalism: Revealing attacks on journalists covering environment in Europe

On World Environment Day 2025, IPI highlights reports outlining growing threats to journalists covering climate

Sudan: Photojournalist Al-Shykh Al-Samany Saadaldyn killed by drone attack

Another Sudanese journalist killed while reporting on the ongoing civil war

Kyrgyzstan: IPI condemns multiple arrests of Kloop staff in latest media crackdown

Eight current and former staffers were detained; two placed in pre-trial detention

EU: Free, vibrant and pluralistic media must be at the heart of Democracy Shield

Strong and healthy media landscape is a sine qua non to protecting democracy and combating disinformation

North Cyprus: IPI condemns death threats against journalist Ayşemden Akın

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns threats against journalist Ayşemden Akın and urges authorities to take immediate measures to guarantee her safety.

Zimbabwe: IPI calls on authorities to drop charges against journalist Blessed Mhlanga

Journalist’s lengthy pre-trial detention signals intolerance of independent journalism

Turkey: IPI condemns the intimidation of journalist Fatih Altaylı

IPI urges authorities to investigate and guarantee the journalists’ safety after a group of unknown individuals harassed the journalist outside of his home.