On October 27, India’s Supreme Court ordered an independent inquiry into whether the government used the Pegasus spyware to illegally surveil journalists, political opponents and activists. The committee, consisting of three cybersecurity experts and led by former apex court judge RV Raveendran, will deliver their report in two months. The order came as a response […]

The IPI global network today expresses grave concern over the latest efforts by state authorities in Belarus to stamp out any remaining form of independent media left within the country and urges the international community to respond firmly to the latest string of attacks on media freedom and freedom of expression. On 4 November, the […]

The IPI global network for independent journalism today condemned Russia’s decision to expel Tom Vennink, the Moscow correspondent for Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. IPI calls on the Interior Ministry to immediately reinstate Vennink’s work visa and to allow him to report freely. On November 1, Vennink received a letter informing him about the denial of […]

The IPI global network today welcomes the decision by the United States government to blacklist Israeli company NSO Group over the abuse of its spyware technology Pegasus to target journalists and others, and urged other democratic countries around the world to follow the Biden administration’s lead by sanctioning and regulating the technology. On November 3, […]