2022 witnessed a devastating decline in journalists’ safety, as 66 journalists and media workers worldwide were killed in connection with their profession, according to International Press Institute (IPI) data. This figure marks a steep increase from the total of 45 journalists killed in 2021. Spiraling attacks against journalists in Mexico as well as Russia’s full-scale […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of documentary filmmaker and journalist Sibel Tekin in Ankara, Turkey on the charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” following a complaint by prison guards that she filmed the official vehicle while recording early […]

In Belarus geht ein weiteres verheerendes Jahr für die Medienfreiheit zu Ende. Das International Press Institute (IPI) und unser globales Netzwerk verurteilen das nachhaltige Bestreben der Regierung, Journalisten strafrechtlich zu verfolgen, zu inhaftieren und anderweitig zum Schweigen zu bringen, als Teil einer breiteren Kampagne, die darauf abzielt, alle Formen von Dissens im Land zu beseitigen. […]

On 23 October 2022, the new Italian government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was appointed following the parliamentary elections in September, made up a far-right coalition formed by the League (Lega), Forward Italy (Forza Italia), and the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli D’Italia). The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins ARTICLE 19 Europe and members […]