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Netherlands: Media freedom mission on the safety of Dutch journalists

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is organising an international media freedom mission to the Netherlands. The mission will be led by Free Press Unlimited and the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and joined by the International Press Institute (IPI) and other consortium members. With the mission the consortium members of the […]

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South Korea: Accessing journalists’ phone records compromises press freedom

In recent weeks, growing numbers of journalists in South Korea have learned that authorities have accessed their phone records. At least 120 journalists from 22 different media organizations, including several foreign media outlets, have had their phone data accessed by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO). Such mass data collection – for which […]

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Turkey: Two journalists violently detained while covering student demonstration

The IPI global network condemns the intimidation and violence used by the Turkish police against two female journalists who were covering a demonstration in Istanbul. Journalists must be free to cover protests in public places. IPI urges Turkish authorities to take immediate steps to end police aggression against journalists and hold those responsible for such […]

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IPI calls for release of Turkey journalist Sedef Kabaş

The IPI global network and IPI’s Turkey National Committee call for the immediate release of Turkish journalist and author Sedef Kabaş, who was arrested over the weekend on charges of “insulting the president”. On January 22, Kabaş was detained during a midnight police raid following critical comments she made about Turkish President Erdoğan on a […]

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