The IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers is alarmed by reports of excessive police violence toward reporters who were covering an anti-government protest in Istanbul on May 31. We call on authorities to meet their obligations to ensure that journalists can safely cover protests and other events of public interest. According to reports, police […]

The IPI global network is alarmed by the continuing deterioration of press freedom in Afghanistan, after two journalists went missing and another two were detained by the Taliban since May 24. We call for the immediate release of all detained journalists and urge the Taliban to uphold their promise to protect press freedom in Afghanistan. […]

IPI condemns the illegal detention of  19 Ethiopian journalists and media workers who were arrested by security forces in Addis Ababa and the Amhara region as part of an “anti-crime operation” for offenses that include “incitement to violence” and other vague offenses. The arrests began May 10 when Muhayadin Abdullahi, an Oromo journalist and editor […]

This piece is published in collaboration with Delo as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. The article is also available to read in Slovenian on Delo’s website. During the last few years, when Janez Janša, a good friend of the Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, was the Slovenian Prime Minister, […]