This piece is published in collaboration with Gazeta Wyborcza as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. The article is also available to read on Gazeta Wyborcza’s website. Threatening to take the Gazeta Wyborcza to court, Piotr Woyciechowski, a close associate of the former Minister of National Defense […]

The IPI global network condemns the six-year prison sentence handed down to Radio Svoboda freelance correspondent Andrey Kuznechik on fabricated charges in Belarus and calls for his immediate release. During a closed-door trial on June 8, 2022 that lasted only a few hours, the court in the eastern city of Mogilev sentenced the journalist to […]

Introducing Media Innovation Europe, an ambitious initiative to energize the European ecosystem for independent and local journalism     The programme is run by the International Press Institute, Thomson Media, the Media Development Foundation and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network It is open to news outlets in more than 35 countries in Europe, including EU […]

The IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers is deeply concerned by the detention of at least 19 journalists for spreading “terrorist propaganda” in Diyarbakır on June 8. We call on authorities to immediately disclose the full details of these charges and to release the journalists being held in custody.   Police forces this morning carried out […]