IPI monitored the eighth hearing of the trial in which Vedat Arık, Olcay Büyüktaş, Hazal Ocak and İpek Özbey face charges of “identifying state officials on anti-terror duties as targets” and “violation of privacy” that was held in the Istanbul 26th High Criminal Court on April 5, 2023. The evidence for the above charges was […]

This week marks one year since the election in which the Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán swept to another landslide victory in Hungary, securing a third consecutive term in office. The 12 months since then have been marked by a period of relative quiet in terms of major new threats to media freedom. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the relevant authorities in Kenya to ensure that all forms of press freedom violations that have occurred in the context of the ongoing protests are duly investigated and that all perpetrators of violence towards journalists are held accountable. The government must protect media freedom and the public’s right […]

The IPI global network strongly condemns the recent spate of violence against journalists in Kenya after more than 20 journalists were assaulted by security forces and opposition party supporters while covering anti-government protests in Nairobi and other parts of the country.  Civil society groups had also raised alarm over reports that the Kenyan government might […]