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Thank you for applying to the Local News Accelerator 2024

IPI’s call for applications to our Local News Accelerator 2024 is now closed. We thank everyone who took the time to apply. We appreciate the work you do in your communities, your interest in the call and the effort you put into the project applications. This year, we had the pleasure of learning about a […]

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Croatia: Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko assaulted twice in a week

The undersigned organisations, including members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), express deep concerns about the physical attacks targeting Melita Vrsaljko, a journalist working for the Croatian fact-checking website Faktograf.hr and the Climate Portal. Vrsaljko was assaulted twice in the same week, in the street and at her home in Nadin due to her […]

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IJ4EU Confidential: Investigating Russia’s drone war in Ukraine

In the latest episode of IJ4EU Confidential, we uncover the chilling realities of drone warfare in Ukraine with one of the journalists behind a groundbreaking investigation into Russia’s drone supply chain, supported by IPI’s Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund.   Discover how Iranian-made kamikaze drones and European components are fueling Russia’s war efforts despite […]

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Russia: IPI condemns 16-year prison sentence handed to Evan Gershkovich

The IPI global network firmly condemns the decision of Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast court to sentence WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a high-security prison on charges of espionage. Russian authorities never produced evidence to support the baseless accusations against Gershkovich – and the circumstances of his arrest and rapid trial and sentencing point […]

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