Turkey’s press freedom crisis has deepened further in the last year. Journalists face steep harassment and intimidation for their work, including arbitrary imprisonment and prosecution. Those responsible for attacks and threats against the press enjoy alarming levels of impunity. This year’s parliamentary and presidential elections have brought no relief for press freedom. On the contrary, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in publishing a report examining the fragile state of press freedom in Poland ahead of the country’s general election on 15 October 2023. The report explores how media capture and the widespread use of vexatious lawsuits have been used […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in raising the alarm about two draft media laws brought forward by the Serbian government for their lack of compliance with international freedom of expression standards. If passed they would represent a regressive step with wide-ranging implications for […]

IPI is excited to launch the Local News Accelerator, a three-month programme during which we will equip 12 media organizations with skills and strategies to grow their audiences and empower their teams. A diverse jury selected the 12 organizations from almost 150 which applied for the programme. The final 12 are serving local communities around […]