The International Press Institute (IPI) will join partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in travelling to Banja Luka and Sarajevo from 22 to 25 October 2023 to assess the current state of play for media freedom in the country and start a dialogue with the authorities, less than a year after the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the sentencing of Jordanian satire journalist Ahmed Al-Zoubi to one year in prison over a social media post. Jordan’s justice minister last month denied Al-Zoubi’s defence team the right to appeal the sentence further. The case centers around a Facebook post Al-Zoubi made during a truckers’ strike in Jordan’s […]

The IPI global network calls on all parties involved in the ongoing hostilities in Israel and Gaza to ensure all measures are taken to protect the safety of journalists. IPI is deeply alarmed by reports that at least seven Palestinian journalists have been killed since Saturday, with several others injured. There are also reports that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply alarmed by the disappearance of journalist Victoria Roshchyna in Russia-occupied territory of Ukraine, and calls for occupying forces to immediately clarify her whereabouts and condition. Roshchyna, a freelance journalist with Ukrainska Pravda, a major Ukrainian publication, has been missing for over two months since she first set out […]