The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed concern over escalating attacks on journalists covering anti-corruption protests in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. On the night of September 2, freelance journalist Dimitar Kenarov was handcuffed and detained by riot police officers as he was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today wrote to the UK Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State for Defence about a recent decision by its press office to refuse comment to investigative news outlet Declassified UK. IPI expressed concern that the […]

The IPI global network of journalists, editors and publishers wants to understand and share the emerging lessons on the conditions and actions that are helping to create trusted, sustainable local news organisations. Local news media have long been at the centre of democratic and informed communities. They are the key tool in empowering citizens in […]

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today call for the fight for justice for Slovak investigative journalist, Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová to continue, after the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok returned a not-guilty verdict for alleged mastermind of their murder, Marian Kočner. The court also acquitted Alena Zsuzsová, a Kočner confidante suspected […]