Andrei Soldatov is a Russian investigative journalist and co-founder of the Russian news site Agentura.Ru, which is known for its coverage of terrorism and the activities of Russia’s intelligence agencies. In 2012, Soldatov launched the project “Russia’s Surveillance State”, which revealed government surveillance programmes in the run-up to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined local groups in South East Europe in welcoming the arrest of a suspect following a new online death threat directed at a Bosnian journalist, but urged Bosnian authorities to step up efforts to protect journalist safety. Dragan Bursać, a columnist for Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) and the Bosnian […]

A retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general’s defamation lawsuit targeting an independent journalist in Israel illustrates how libel laws can be misused to chill critical speech and the need for legislation to curb such abuse, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Israeli-Canadian journalist David Sheen faces a possible fine of 750,000 Israeli shekels (approx. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Bulgarian authorities to immediately open a comprehensive investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Victoria Marinova, whose body was found on Saturday in Ruse, Bulgaria. Marinova’s last report for the broadcaster TVN, which aired on October 1, focused on revelations of corruption involving EU funds worth hundreds of […]