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Albania: Media must not face criminal prosecution for public interest reporting

The undersigned media freedom and journalist associations today express our shared concern over the blanket publication ban issued by Albanian prosecutorial authorities regarding a trove of hacked data, and stress that no journalist or media outlet should face criminal sanctions for publishing information in the public interest. While our organisations recognise the sensitive nature of […]

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Two journalists fatally shot by gang members in Haiti

The IPI global network strongly condemns the brutal killing of two young Haitian journalists, Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue, on September 11. We are alarmed by the escalating gang violence toward journalists and other civilians in Haiti and call on authorities to thoroughly investigate the attack and to ensure the safety of journalists working in […]

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Philippines: Radio broadcaster Renato Blanco fatally stabbed

The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing of Filipino radio broadcaster Renato Blanco, who was fatally stabbed on September 18. We call on authorities to conduct a thorough investigation in order to determine the motive for this killing and to bring all those responsible to justice. We also call on the new Marcos administration […]

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#IPIWoCo Recap: Media capture in Central Europe

Independent journalism and media pluralism in many countries within Central Europe are under sustained threat as a result of media capture, a panel of leading editors from across the region said at IPI’s World Congress 2022 in New York on September 10. Speaking at the event at Columbia University, the editors from Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovenia […]

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