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Hungary’s Index.hu says independence in ‘grave danger’

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed urgent alarm over the future of Index.hu, Hungary’s largest independent news website, after Index journalists said the site’s independence was in “grave danger.” Nearly 100 Index journalists and staff members, including Editor-in-Chief Szabolcs Dull, released a statement Sunday evening saying that the site was under “external pressure that […]

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Belarus detains journalists in pre-election crackdown

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of journalists reporting on demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election campaign. On June 19, at least 14 journalists were detained by police as they reported from the protests held in cities across […]

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Egypt arrests another journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Egyptian journalist Mohamed Mounir and called on Egypt to immediately release him. Mounir, founder of the Front for the Defense of Journalists and Freedoms, was arrested by security forces in the morning […]

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Press cartoonists in Europe must be protected

Across the European Union and Candidate Countries, cartoonists have been targeted for their work by state and non-state actors from within and outside Europe. This includes online harassment and threats, attempted censorship and legal prosecution. The MFRR partners, joined by Cartooning for Peace (CfP) and Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI), condemn these attacks against press […]

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