The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a new report on media freedom and independence in Bulgaria. The report explores the capture of media by vested business and political interests and the corrupting relationship between media owners and politicians as they compete for power and profit. The report finds that the story of media capture […]

Read in English Das International Press Institute (IPI) hat am 25.03.2022 einen neuen Bericht über die Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit der Medien in Bulgarien veröffentlicht. Der Bericht untersucht die Vereinnahmung von Medien („media capture“) durch Interessengruppen aus Wirtschaft und Politik und die korrumpierende Beziehung zwischen Medieneigentümern und Politikern, die um Macht und Profit konkurrieren. Der Bericht […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expresses deep sadness over the death of Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, who was tragically killed by Russian shelling in Kyiv while she was carrying out her professional duties. Amid growing attacks on the press in Ukraine, IPI calls on international investigatory bodies to prosecute all targeted attacks on the […]

In a letter to the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, IPI joins four other media organizations in demanding an investigation into why Martin Banks, a British journalist based in Brussels, was held and interrogated for six hours by UK border guards about his journalism under the UK’s Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act.   According […]