The IPI global network today condemns the 9-year prison sentence handed to Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Zeynalli, who had been in pre-trial detention since September 2022. On February 27, a court in Baku found Zeynalli guilty of trumped-up extortion charges, which were earlier formulated against him and against lawyer Elchin Sadygov. Prosecutors accused the two of […]

El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) expresa su profunda preocupación por las acciones legales tomadas contra el periodista Carlos Sosa en España en lo que parece una represalia por su trabajo periodístico sobre corrupción judicial. El pasado 8 de febrero de 2024, el Juzgado de Instrucción 27 de Madrid […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) expresses deep concern over the retaliatory legal action taken against journalist Carlos Sosa in Spain. On February 8, 2024, the Magistrate’s Court number 27 of Madrid decided to open oral proceedings against Sosa, director of Canarias Ahora, a news outlet in the Canary Islands, based on a complaint filed by […]

Two years after the Russian bombing of the Kyiv TV tower on March 1, 2022, the International Press Institute (IPI) has filed a request with the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging it to investigate six dozen serious attacks on Ukrainian journalists and media as potential war crimes amid Russia’s war of aggression. The 72 cases, […]