Organized by the International Press Institute (IPI) Turkey National Committee and co-hosted by Izmir University of Economics on its campus in Izmir on November 11, 2022, IPI’s second annual Turkey Media Symposium, entitled “Media Economy and Financial Sustainability”, brought together a new generation of young journalists and journalism students from across Turkey with international and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned media freedom and journalist associations in expressing shared shared concern over an Italian prosecutor’s request for a six-month prison sentence in a case of defamation through the press involving three journalists. The lawsuit had been filed in response to their reporting on a labour lawsuit associated […]

The IPI global network condemns the killing of journalist Narcisse Oredje in Chad on October 20, 2022. Oredje worked for a private radio station owned by Cefod, a media training center for information and development in Chad. Authorities must fully investigate this killing and protect journalist safety amid the country’s ongoing anti-government protests. Oredje’s death […]

Following the first European Anti-SLAPP Conference, the International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) in calling on governments across Europe to take immediate legislative and practical action to protect journalists and other public watchdogs from the growing threat of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). SLAPPs are […]