The International Press Institute (IPI) has partnered with Austria’s largest short film festival – the annual Vienna Independent Shorts (VIS) Festival for Short Film, Animation & Music Video – to present two post-screening discussions on films examining freedom and environmental issues. The Festival, now in its 13th year, will present over 400 Austrian and international […]

India’s government needs to work harder to fight a culture of impunity for crimes against journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today after two journalists were gunned down in neighbouring eastern states of the country within a 24-hour period. “We join journalists associations in condemning these killings and we urge authorities to conduct a […]

A Ukrainian website’s release of the personal information of more than 4,000 individuals from domestic and international media outlets who operated in the country’s restive east was ‘irresponsible’ and ‘ill-advised’, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today, condemning the move. On Tuesday night, a Kiev-based website with apparent links to Ukraine’s security services released a list […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in writing to the Director and Deputy Director of the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) to express concern at its attempted obstruction of investigative project “Karštos Pėdos” (“Hot Feet”)’s journalistic activity. ——————————- 27 January 2022 Dear Director Andrijauskas, […]