A coalition of 16 press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists‘ organisations have urged EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager to act on complaints that the Hungarian government has violated EU state aid rules to undermine media pluralism. Over the past 10 years, the Hungarian government has dismantled media freedom and pluralism largely by manipulating the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed concern over the detention of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who works as an anchor for the Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, said her government was made aware of the detention in […]

Few countries in Europe have experienced such a swift downturn in press and media freedom after a new government came to power than in Slovenia under veteran Prime Minister Janez Janša. In the last six months, the outspoken PM, who took office in March 2020 and previously governed the country on two prior occasions, has […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently criticized Belarus for cancelling the accreditation of at least 17 journalists representing major global media outlets. The Belarusian government today withdrew the accreditation of journalists working for the Associated Press, AFP, German television network ARD, […]