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Turkey: Broadcast regulator fines four critical TV stations

The IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers strongly condemns the decision by Turkey’s broadcast regulator to fine four critical TV stations for airing corruption allegations involving President Erdoğan and his family. We call on the government and state bodies to cease their harassment of the independent press in Turkey.  The Turkish Radio and […]

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IJ4EU relaunches: €1.23M in grants for watchdog journalism in Europe

  IJ4EU relaunches with €1.23 million for cross-border investigations in EU and candidate countries in 2022/23 Journalists in Ukraine also eligible for support Grants of up to €50,000 plus training, mentoring and legal assistance New masterclasses to help journalists improve their chances of getting funding First call for applications in September     The Investigative […]

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Ukraine: French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff killed by Russian shelling

The IPI global network mourns the death of the French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, who was tragically killed by Russian shelling in the city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on May 30. Leclerc-Imhoff had been a cameraman and reporter for the national TV station BFMTV since 2016. We express our deepest condolences to his family, friends, […]

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Somaliland: Two journalists jailed for reporting on a prison fight

The IPI global network calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Somaliland journalists Mohamed Adbi Sheikh Mohamed of MM Somali TV and Adijabar Mohamed Hussein of Horncable. The two journalists were sentenced to 16-month prison terms on May 23 by a court in Hargeisa for reporting on a prison fight at Hargeisa Central Prison. […]

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