The arrest of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper, signals an increased effort by China to stifle independent media in the territory, the International Press Institute (IPI) warned today. Lai, 71, founder of the Next Media group, which owns the Apple Daily and numerous other newspapers, digital news websites and magazines […]

Albanian authorities should immediately investigate a sophisticated cyber-attack against Albanian news website Exit.al and hold those responsible to account, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Exit, an independent media platform, said its English-language edition was hit by a targeted cyber attack on April 15 which took down the website for 24 hours and tried […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has joined together with 24 other civil society partners to send a list of recommendations to EU leaders on how a newly formed rule of law mechanism can help strengthen press freedom and media plurality. The joint […]

Global press freedom is entering uncharted waters. As governments around the world scramble to stop the spread of the COVID-19 and protect the health of their citizens, states of emergency are being announced and extensive restrictions put in place. Wide-ranging limits on freedoms are being implemented on a scale not seen in peacetime. In a […]