The IPI global network today condemned the attack on journalist José Ignacio Santiago on January 26 in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. This comes after the murders of three journalists since Jan. 10, two of which occurred within the span of a week. Authorities must greatly increase the protection of journalists across the entire country […]

The year 2021 saw the continued persecution of the free press in Turkey. IPI documented the trials of 241 journalists last year, of whom 28 were convicted. The vast majority of open cases were adjourned into the new year, part of the cycle of never-ending judicial harassment. In 2021, IPI monitored and recorded a total […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is organising an international media freedom mission to the Netherlands. The mission will be led by Free Press Unlimited and the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and joined by the International Press Institute (IPI) and other consortium members. With the mission the consortium members of the […]

In recent weeks, growing numbers of journalists in South Korea have learned that authorities have accessed their phone records. At least 120 journalists from 22 different media organizations, including several foreign media outlets, have had their phone data accessed by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO). Such mass data collection – for which […]