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IPI urges investigation of murders of Ukrainian journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called upon Ukrainian authorities to immediately investigate the murders of journalists Oles Buzina and Sergey Sukhobok. According to news reports, Buzina was killed by two masked men at 1:20 p.m. on April 16, while jogging near his home in Kiev. Aged 45, he was an author and TV presenter […]

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IPI condemns air strike on TV station in Sana’a

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned an air strike by Saudi-led coalition forces on the offices of the Sana’a-based television station Yemen Today that left a journalist and three others dead, and which reports said specifically targeted the station. The air strike came amid the Saudi-led coalition’s four-week campaign against Houthi rebels who have […]

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Chinese court hands journalist Gao Yu seven-year sentence

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a Chinese court decision sentencing veteran investigative journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Gao Yu to seven years in prison for allegedly leaking state secrets. “This disturbing decision – which punishes a journalist for allegedly sharing materials highlighting the ideology behind Beijing’s policies, information undoubtedly of public […]

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Syria court again postpones Mazen Darwish case

A Syrian anti-terrorism court yesterday again postponed proceedings in the case against International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Mazen Darwish, founder of the Syria Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM). The next court date is scheduled for April 28, the SCM said in a statement noting that the court gave no reason […]

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