March 1st marks a new chapter in the support for journalists under threat – it is the start of the Europe-wide rapid response mechanism (RRM) for violations of press and media freedom. The RRM is conducted by a consortium led by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom in Leipzig (ECPMF). The Mechanism is […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network or editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned last week’s attacks on journalists while covering protests in the Indian capital New Delhi. According to reports, several journalists covering protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by the Indian Parliament […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today welcomed the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova and called on Azerbaijan to implement it. The ECtHR today ruled that the 2014 arrest, detention and prosecution of Ismayilova […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, expressed dismay over the plea bargain that Tanzania journalist Erick Kabendera was forced to sign this week to secure his release after seven months in prison. Kabendera, an award-winning journalist, walked out of the prison on February […]