The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partner organisations in Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) in welcoming the European Commission’s anti-SLAPP initiative unveiled today which includes key remedies and safeguards needed in any effective anti-SLAPP legislation. The initiative, which focuses on cross-border cases, is a crucial first step forward in the fight against […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists in publishing the 2022 annual report, which identifies growing challenges for media freedom across the region. While European countries still pack the first ranks in press freedom indexes, the […]

The IPI global network commemorates Spanish journalists David Beriain and Roberto Fraile, who were killed in Burkina Faso one year ago on April 26, 2021. The journalists were shooting a documentary about poaching when the military unit they were traveling with was ambushed. IPI calls on authorities in both Burkina Faso and Spain to expedite […]

The IPI global network calls on Polish authorities to provide further and sufficient justification for the continued detention of journalist Pablo González on espionage charges. His nearly two-month detention has been characterized by a lack of transparency and a lack of access to legal support. On the night of February 27/28, Pablo González, a Spanish-Russian […]