The IPI global network condemns the Indian government’s continued harassment of prominent journalist Rana Ayyub, after authorities last week barred her from leaving the country as she was boarding an international flight to speak at events about press freedom. While Delhi’s High Court today canceled the travel ban, we call on India’s ruling party to […]

The IPI global network mourns the death of two further journalists as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On April 1, photojournalist Maks Levin was found dead in a village near Kyiv after having been missing for more than two weeks. On April 2, Lithuanian documentary filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius was killed in Mariupol. IPI […]

The IPI global network calls for an immediate investigation into the killing of Guatemalan journalist Harold Orlando Villanueva, a reporter who was shot and killed on March 8. Authorities must find those responsible for this killing and take action to ensure the safety of journalists and media workers in Guatemala. Villanueva was killed while playing […]

From 4 to 6 April, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in Italy for a fact-finding mission focused on two main topics: safety of journalists and state protection measures on one side, and SLAPPs against journalists and the need for comprehensive legislative reforms of the […]