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Georgian PM urged to withdraw the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists and uphold press freedom in Georgia

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined press freedom, journalists and human rights organizations in writing to Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, urging him to withdraw the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists and uphold press freedom in Georgia.  Irakli Kobakhidze Prime Minister of Georgia 7 Ingorokva Street  State […]

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Nigeria must release journalist Daniel Ojukwu

The IPI global network calls on Nigeria to immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu. Authorities detained Ojukwu for allegedly violating the Cybercrimes law over a story exposing high-level corruption. Nigerian authorities detained Ojukwu, of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, on May 1, 2024. The arrest came after Ojukwu published a story exposing the misappropriation of funds […]

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North Macedonia: Media freedom groups urge authorities to cease harassment of journalist Furkan Saliu

Dear Minister for Internal Affairs Mr. Pance Toskovski, Dear President of VMRO DPMNE Mr. Hristijan Mickoski,   The undersigned media freedom and freedom of expression organisations are writing to express our grave concern at the harassment of prominent North Macedonian journalist Furkan Saliu and his colleagues, including his detention on 7 April in Sredno Konjare, […]

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New Media Incubator: The Italian journalism network using Twitch to reach young audiences

This article was written by the Centro di giornalismo permanente team and lightly edited by IPI for length and clarity. Receive regular updates on IPI’s innovation and media sustainability work by subscribing to our newsletter, The Outlook: Media Innovation Unlocked. Founded in 2018, the Centro di giornalismo permanente is an Italian collective of freelance journalists created […]

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