The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed dismay after a court in Belgrade overturned the convictions of those found guilty of the 1999 murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and ordered a retrial. Ćuruvija, an investigative reporter, owner of the Dnevni Telegraf […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the Chinese government’s growing attempts to restrict the work of international journalists in the country, most recently targeting U.S. and Australian reporters. At least 5 reporters from U.S-based media organizations including The Wall Street Journal, […]

The mass detention and deportation journalists in Belarus on the back of widespread internet access restrictions are leading to one of the worst media freedom crackdowns anywhere in Europe in recent decades, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. In the latest crackdown on journalists covering nationwide anti-government protests, three journalists were detained during a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed concern over escalating attacks on journalists covering anti-corruption protests in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. On the night of September 2, freelance journalist Dimitar Kenarov was handcuffed and detained by riot police officers as he was […]