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Two journalists killed in explosion at Kabul Airport

The IPI global network today expressed deep sorrow over the death of two journalists in the suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport on August 26. According to reports, Alireza Ahmadi, a reporter for the Raha News Agency, and Najma Sadeqi, a presenter at Jahan-e-Sehat TV channel, were killed outside Kabul airport in the attacks carried […]

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Interview: ‘You start wondering: What do they have to hide?’

Many Europeans are unaware of their involvement in one of Africa’s fastest-growing conflicts. With the support of 11 EU member states, France has waged war in the Sahel region of West Africa since 2013, under the banner of fighting extremists linked to the Islamic State and al Qaeda. The French military has been guarded about […]

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Apple should withdraw plans for new scanning feature

The IPI global network is alarmed by tech company Apple’s recent decision to introduce a new client-side scanning feature on its devices. While the system is designed to catch cases of child sexual abuse through iCloud and iMessage, it risks being used beyond this original scope and triggering a global chain reaction of inceased surveillance […]

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With new foreign agent labels, Russia steps up attack on independent media

The IPI global network today condemned what it called the biggest crackdown on independent media in Russia in several years and urged international condemnation of the escalating assault on media freedom by the Kremlin ahead of next month’s parliamentary election. Pressure on media by authorities reached a new peak on Friday August 20 when the […]

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