Watchdog journalism is an essential element of democracy, providing a check on those in power. In Bangladesh, however, rather than being recognized for their important work, journalists exposing corruption risk being targets of retaliation. Recent International Press Institute (IPI) interviews with a human rights activist and two senior journalists in the country reveal a troubling […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the sentencing of the gunman who admitted to murdering Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, to 23 years in prison. Former solider Miroslav Marček plead guilty in court in January, testifying that he shot Kuciak on February 21, 2018 at the home he and Kušnírová […]

Read this in English حثّ المعهد الدولي للصحافة، وهو شبكة عالمية معنية بحقوق الصحفيين ومكونة من كبار الصحفيين والمحررين ومديري الصحف والقنوات الإعلامية حول العالم ومقرها الرئيسي في فيينا اليوم، حكومات الدول حول العالم على الاعتراف بالدور المهم للصحافة المستقلة في ظل تفشي فيروس كورونا ومنع اتخاذ الإجراءات الطارئة لمحاربة المرض كوسيلة لمراقبة الصحافة الإلكترونية […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom today criticized the arrest of three journalists in Serbia in the space of a week and called on authorities to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not hamper the ability of the media to report freely. On April […]