In a bid to control information about the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments around the world are using emergency powers to stifle independent media. According to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), governments, especially those with existing authoritarian tendencies, are taking advantage of emergency legislation to crackdown on media freedom, frequently on the pretext […]

Read this story in English. A principios de este mes, cinco periodistas fueron agredidos en Nicaragua mientras cubrían una misa en homenaje del fallecido teólogo y poeta Ernesto Cardenal. La agresión dirigida por partidarios del gobierno de Daniel Ortega ocurrió el 3 de marzo, cuando dos de los periodistas agredidos fueron trasladados a un centro médico […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on Europe’s top human rights and democracy organization to protect free flow of information and ensure that media freedom is guaranteed as states strive to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. IPI joined with nine other press […]

One year after an International Mission to Mexico, the government has failed to fulfil its commitments, and the freedom of expression situation in the country is worsening. Mexico City, 12th November 2020 – In November 2019, a coalition of 17 international organisations dedicated to defending and promoting freedom of expression and information (ISCO SOJ Coalition[1]) […]