Following last month’s military coup, the IPI global network today calls on the authorities in Niger to respect press freedom and the public’s right to access independent sources of news and information.  IPI has been closely following developments in Niger following the military coup d’état on July 26, 2023. The coup has already had a […]

The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organisations strongly condemn the latest incident of judicial harassment against journalist Barış Pehlivan and reiterate calls to the Turkish authorities to respect media freedom. On August 2, journalist Barış Pehlivan was informed via an SMS from the Ministry of Justice that he was expected […]

August 9 marks three years since Belarusians stood up to demand a fair count of their votes in the 2020 presidential elections. Since then, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has all but eliminated independent media in the country. On this grim anniversary, the IPI global network renews its demand for the immediate release of all imprisoned […]

The IPI global network strongly condemns the closure of independent broadcaster Hamisha Bahar by the Taliban after authorities raided the outlet during a journalism training that included women journalists. The outlet was shuttered the following day for violating the Taliban’s higher education ban for women. On July 31, a group of Taliban officers raided the […]