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‘Journalists are not legitimate targets’: Pegasus hacks amidst a war

Researchers have been tracking the use of cyber surveillance software to target journalists for years, but until now no government has ever been caught using it during an active international conflict. New revelations from digital rights researchers and advocates uncovered the targeting of public officials and journalists with Pegasus spyware during the 2020 war between […]

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Russia: IPI horrified by violent attack on journalist Elena Milashina in Chechnya

IPI and its global network denounce in the firmest possible terms the violent attack on Elena Milashina, an investigative journalist with the renowned Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, who was assaulted along with lawyer Alexander Nemov as they were heading to monitor the trial of political prisoner Zarema Musayeva in Chechnya. According to Milashina, she and […]

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IPI Central Europe Network: Leading editors call for strong EMFA

Leading editors from within the International Press Institute’s (IPI) Central Europe Independent Media Network have today published an open letter calling on EU bodies to pass a strong and effective European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) which helps safeguard independent journalism and roll back media capture across the bloc. Read the full open letter below   […]

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Mozambique: IPI calls on authorities to drop criminal defamation and slander case against journalist Leonardo Gimo

The IPI global network calls on police officials in Mozambique to drop a criminal defamation and slander case against journalist Leonardo Gimo following the journalist’s report on suspected corruption. According to reports, the current lawsuit was initiated by the district commander of the Police of Angoche, Cesarito Rumeia. He filed the case after Gimo, a […]

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