The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined press freedom and journalists organizations in writing to President of the European Council Charles Michel and EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczyński, urging them to call on the Georgian government to withdraw the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence and to guarantee the safety of journalists reporting on […]

Amid the forthcoming EU elections, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) was prompted to organize an urgent advocacy mission to Italy on May 16-17 to address some recent developments related to press and media freedom. Such concerns included unprecedented political interference in the public service media, legal harassment of dissenting journalists by government members, and […]

Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza are the recipients of the 2024 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero award.  This year marks the first time that the award has been given to a group of journalists collectively. It recognizes the extraordinary courage and resilience that Palestinian journalists have demonstrated in covering the war in Gaza. […]

The Kyrgyz independent news outlet Kloop – a pioneer of brave and uncompromising investigative journalism in Central Asia – is the recipient of the 2024 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award. The award honours Kloop’s fearless accountability journalism and dedication to fostering quality media and democratic ideals in Kyrgyzstan for nearly two decades. It also recognizes […]