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Slovakia: Media freedom groups urge MPs to oppose cuts to RTVS budget

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other media freedom groups in writing to the Slovak President and members of the National Council to outline our strong opposition to plans announced by the new government of Prime Minister Robert Fico to slash the budget of the public broadcaster RTVS and split […]

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Hungary: IPI joins condemnation of passing of Sovereignty Protection Act

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the passing of the Sovereignty Protection Act by the Orbán government in Hungary without proper public consultation and calls for an EU challenge against the law. After the bill was passed in the parliament on 12 December after just two weeks of debate, IPI renews our previous concerns […]

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‘When media is polarized, our audiences are the ones who suffer’: The rise and impact of Zimbabwe’s participative media

Stay up to date with IPI’s work on media innovation and sustainability by subscribing to our newsletter The Outlook. Sign up here. Zimbabwe’s media is divided along partisan lines, with the largest dailies closely controlled by the government. Disinformation spreads easily in the resulting confusion, and debunking it is particularly challenging in rural areas with few […]

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New report exposes infrastructure behind cyberattacks on IPI and Hungarian media

New evidence uncovered by digital forensic experts supports the conclusion that the cyberattack on IPI in September was carried out in retaliation for our work in support of independent media in Hungary, IPI said today. These findings point to a widening campaign against Hungary’s independent media to include attacks on civil society organizations that voice […]

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