Authorities in The Philippines should fully investigate the circumstances of the killing of freelance journalist Ronnie Villamor in the Masbate province town of Milagros, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Villamor was fatally shot on Saturday November 14 in what Milagros police chief Major Aldrin Rosales called an “encounter” with soldiers who were searching […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today condemned the brutal killing of El Salamantino journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel in Mexico and urged the government to increase protection for journalists. According to media reports, Vázquez Rangel was shot dead on November 9 by unidentified gunmen […]

On September 28, representatives of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime unveiled a draft cybercrime law that would introduce an array of new crimes that would seriously undermine press freedom. Nicaraguan journalists view the proposals as a response to critical reporting on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as its abuse of […]

Fourteen teams of journalists from across the European Union have secured grants under the latest round of the IJ4EU fund’s Investigation Support Scheme for new cross-border investigative projects in the public interest. An independent jury awarded a combined €406,724 for investigations on topics ranging from Covid-19 disinformation and tax avoidance by arms producers to Europe’s […]