The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the mass violence against journalists reporting on anti-Pride protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi and urged authorities to ensure that all those responsible are quickly identified and prosecuted. At least 42 members of the media including journalists and camera operators were injured amidst widespread violence by anti-LGTBQ […]

The IPI global network welcomes the action taken by Georgian authorities in the case of a verbal and physical attack on TV Pirveli journalist Nini Elikashvili and cameraman Papuna Khachidze. The TV crew was attacked in Tsalka Municipality, located in southern Georgia, on June 30 while covering local discontent with the use of a municipality […]

Four leading Nordic newspapers are protesting the attacks on press freedom in Hong Kong by the Chinese government. The statement was written by editors-in-chiefs Kaius Niemi (Helsingin Sanomat, Finland), Christian Jensen (Politiken, Denmark), Trine Eilersten (Aftenposten, Norway) and Peter Wolodarski (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden). Four leading newspapers from the Nordic countries join in a protest against […]

On 18 June 2021, the Administrative Court of Lazio (TAR Lazio) ordered the Italian Media Public Broadcaster (RAI) to release documents held by TV Program Report following an access to information request. Despite the Court correctly decided that  the 2016 Decree n. 97 on Transparency (FOIA), which regulates the right of access to information (“accesso […]