The IPI global network calls on Russian authorities to immediately release journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was detained in the city of Kazan on October 18. Kurmasheva was arrested in Kazan, the capital of the region of Tatarstan, where she traveled in May due to urgent family issues. She attempted to leave Russia on June 2, […]

The 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world in Sarajevo from May 22 to 24, 2024. Under the theme “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point”, this event will provide a vital space for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to explore new […]

As the European Parliament, Council and Commission enter the final negotiations on the EMFA, the International Press Institute (IPI) together with its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and other press freedom and human rights groups today call for the adoption of the Parliament’s text, which, while also in need of further strengthening, is currently […]

Too much government, too little civil society: Austria’s highest court ruled that appointing members to the top bodies of public broadcaster ORF in favor of the government majority is unconstitutional. The repair of the ORF law falls in the election year 2024 and will be modest. A “side aspect” of the decision: Austria’s constitution explicitly […]