IPI and its global network strongly condemn the four-year prison sentence handed today to Regionalnaya Gazeta newspaper director Alexander Mantsevich, who was accused of “discrediting Belarus”. Mantsevich was arrested in March this year, two months after authorities designated Regionalnaya Gazeta’s website and Telegram publications as “extremist” content. Following his arrest, the independent outlet’s Instagram account […]

Ten European media startups met in Vienna in October as part of IPI’s New Media Incubator, with the aim of boosting creative confidence and deepening their understanding of building empathy with their communities. During two and a half intensive days of workshops, pitching sessions and networking, these are some of the themes that emerged. Innovation […]

The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights and journalists’ organizations strongly condemn the arrest of seasoned journalist Tolga Şardan in Ankara. On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), the undersigned groups demand that instead of punishing journalists for informing the public, Turkey’s judiciary should hold […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today, on Nov. 2, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, joins with the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) to express our concern over the lack of progress on 11 cases of killed journalists in Somalia. We call on the authorities to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring that crimes […]