The International Press Institute (IPI) is proud to be a partner of the upcoming Fundamental Rights Forum 2016, set to be held in Vienna from June 20 to 23 under the banner “Rights, Respect, Reality: the Europe of Values in Today’s World”. Organised by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Forum will focus […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Kazakh Information and Communications Minister Dauren Abaev to uphold his pledge to fully investigate the mass detention of journalists in connection with planned protests across the country last Saturday. At least 44 journalists were detained alongside demonstrators and activists, according to Kazakh media freedom watchdog Adil Soz. Some journalists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has partnered with Austria’s largest short film festival – the annual Vienna Independent Shorts (VIS) Festival for Short Film, Animation & Music Video – to present two post-screening discussions on films examining freedom and environmental issues. The Festival, now in its 13th year, will present over 400 Austrian and international […]

India’s government needs to work harder to fight a culture of impunity for crimes against journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today after two journalists were gunned down in neighbouring eastern states of the country within a 24-hour period. “We join journalists associations in condemning these killings and we urge authorities to conduct a […]