Journalists around the world face online harassment for their critical reporting. In particular, female journalists receive a disproportionate number of online attacks and threats compared to their male colleagues. The vicious and widespread nature of these attacks reflects latent misogyny in society and not only endangers the gains that female journalists have made in the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, and several partner media organizations today launched a cross-border cooperation to highlight attacks on journalists in South Asia to create public awareness and influence policymakers to end impunity for crimes against journalists. The project entitled “Covering and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed outrage over the apparent kidnapping of senior Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan. According to media reports, Jan, a senior journalist based in the capital Islamabad, went missing this morning.  His car was found with the key […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged the government of Pakistan to have an open and transparent discussion with stakeholders on controversial new social media regulations. In January, the Pakistani government introduced new rules to regulate all social media usage in the […]