One year ago, as Russian forces retreated from the outskirts of Kyiv in the first days of April, the world was shocked by the emerging images and testimonies of the atrocities suffered by the local civilian population during the month-long occupation of the region. In a few days, Bucha, the largest town in Kyiv’s immediate […]

IPI today joins global media and international free press groups in demanding the immediate release of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, whom a court in Moscow placed under arrest yesterday on bogus charges of espionage. If convicted, Gershkovich faces at least ten and up to twenty years of prison. Below is our full letter addressed to […]

Key survey findings: 9 out 10 fact-checking organisations that participated in the survey experienced smear campaigns and online abuse from politicians, government officials, media pundits and public figures. More than half have experienced it repeatedly. An alarmingly high number – 7 out of 10 – of respondents that experienced online harassment were subjected to campaigns […]

The IPI global network is alarmed by reports of online threats, harassment, and intimidation of journalists in Zimbabwe for reporting about an Al Jezeera documentary on alleged corruption in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector. We urge authorities to investigate these attacks and to ensure that journalists can operate without fear of harassment and intimidation.  On March […]