The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed grave concern after Ghana’s judicial services body demanded that media organizations take down any adverse comments made against Supreme Court judges amid an election case brought by the country’s former president. On February 25, lawyers […]

The international community must hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman accountable for the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today after the U.S. government released an intelligence report linking the crown prince to the killing. According to the previously classified report, U.S. intelligence officials concluded that bin Salman approved […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) was today joined by 15 other media freedom groups and associations in again urging the EU’s Competition Commissioner to swiftly address concerns over media market distortions in Hungary. The groups note the continuing deterioration of media pluralism in Central Europe and renew their call to the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager […]

Controversial plans floated by the governing Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) that would impose tough criminal penalties on journalists for quoting from leaked documents should be scrapped immediately, the Vienna-based International Press institute (IPI) said today. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, said that if passed, the new […]