Six months ago today, Slovakia saw its first murder of a journalist since the country’s independence in 1993. Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist investigating high-level corruption cases, was brutally murdered alongside his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, sending shockwaves through Slovak society. Though officials have neither confirmed the motive nor identified the murderers, it is known that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, welcomed today’s release of Nigerian journalist Samuel Ogundipe on bail but demanded that all charges against him be dropped. Ogundipe was arrested by Nigerian police on August 14 after the his newspaper, the Premium Times, published a report sent by the […]

The North American Committee (NAC) of the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today welcomed coordinated editorials published by hundreds of newspapers across the United States in support of press freedom. In a statement, the NAC said it “lauded and supported the efforts of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week called on Imran Khan, who is poised to become Pakistan’s next prime minister, to reverse a deteriorating environment for the independent press in the country. Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party topped Pakistan’s parliamentary vote last month and is now expected to lead a coalition government. The development comes as Pakistan’s […]