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Poland: Stronger U.S. and EU action required over ‘lex TVN’

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls for swift and robust action by the European Union and U.S. to defend media freedom in Poland and counter the serious attack on the independence of the country’s largest private television channel, TVN, by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. Our organisations believe that the so-called […]

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Egypt: IPI condemns arrest of journalist Rabie Al-Sheikh

The IPI global network today called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release Al Jazeera journalist Rabie Al-Sheikh. According to media reports, Al-Sheikh, a producer for Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, was detained at Cairo International Airport on August 1, soon after he arrived from Doha to visit his family. Al-Sheikh has been placed in pre-trial detention […]

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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Landmark Public Inquiry recommendations must be implemented

We the undersigned organisations welcome the conclusions and recommendations of the milestone Public Inquiry into the assassination of Malta’s leading investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia. Now is the moment for the Maltese authorities to consider and accept the Board’s detailed recommendations and to publish a plan of action on how they will be implemented in […]

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Turkey: Journalists beaten with iron rods while covering protest over Kurdish murders

The IPI global network today condemned the physical assaults against several journalists in Istanbul covering protests against the murder of a Kurdish family. IPI calls on the Turkish authorities to hold those responsible to account and ensure journalist safety. Konya Katliamı’nın protesto edildiği eylem sonrası, Kasımpaşa/Yakupağa Sokağı’nda eylemcilere ve gazetecilere faşistler sopalarla saldırdıhttps://t.co/nWLTwlohBS pic.twitter.com/Kn8eQsS5cU — […]

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