In June 2024, IPI documented at least 38 violations or threats to press freedom in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Cases of physical assault, arrests, and detention of journalists were the most frequent violations recorded, followed by state-sponsored censorship of critical media. The highest number of violations were documented in Burkina Faso and Kenya. State […]

The IPI global network strongly denounces an order by a Mississippi court compelling journalist Anna Wolfe to hand over documents that name her confidential sources for a story by Wolfe that exposed an elaborate and illegal welfare scheme that involved multiple high-power individuals, including Phil Bryant, the former Governor of Mississippi, and former NFL football […]

Despite concerns and criticism from journalists and local press unions, the Gambian parliament is considering a cybercrime bill that grants authorities the power to impose harsh penalties on journalists and critics. The IPI global network today calls upon members of the Gambian parliament to either amend the draft cybercrime bill so that it aligns with […]

Faktograf and IPI have launched an online guide to give journalists, fact-checkers and researchers a handy framework to investigate disinformation and smear campaigns targeting media professionals on the frontlines of exposing disinformation. The Guide to Decoding Disinformation offers a step-by-step approach to identifying the tactics, techniques and procedures behind disinformation campaigns, increasingly used to silence […]