President of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Council António Costa President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola Hearing of High Representative/Vice President-designate Kaja Kallas, European Parliament    Dear President Ursula von der Leyen,  Dear President António Costa,  Dear President Roberta Metsola,  Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas,  We, […]

We, members of the IPI global network and IPI’s Central and Eastern Europe independent media network, strongly condemn the targeted, deliberate, and often brutal attacks on journalists by state security forces and private individuals during the current wave of protests in Georgia. The protests were sparked by the government’s decision announced on November 28 that […]

The IPI global network calls on members of the Kyrgyz parliament to vote against a proposed bill which would allow the Ministry of Interior to fine media, websites, and social media users for alleged insult and defamation. If approved by lawmakers, the law would allow for fines to be imposed without a court ruling. On […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) strongly condemn the brutal attack on Dario Topić, editor-in-chief of the local media portal Komarilos.com. The consortium calls for the perpetrator to be held accountable without delay, in line with the Croatian Penal Code which prescribes higher penalties for attacks on journalists. On […]