Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission  CC: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission CC: Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement CC: Thomas Ossowski, EU Ambassador to Türkiye Open Letter to the European Commission Re: Urgent Need for EU Action to […]

The IPI global network today demands the release of six more journalists who were detained in Baku in a new wave of repression, this time targeting independent online outlet Meydan TV. The arrests come just weeks after the conclusion of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, which took place in Azerbaijan against a backdrop of […]

In October 2024, IPI’s Africa monitoring program recorded at least 49 incidents of threats to press freedom in 19 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.  Physical, verbal, or online attacks (18) was the most frequent category of violations recorded. These attacks included the killings of two journalists in DRC and Somalia. Additionally, IPI recorded 15 incidents of […]

The IPI global network today calls on the Ukrainian parliament to reject draft legislation that would introduce eight-year prison sentences for the publication of “confidential information” from public databases during wartime. Leading Ukrainian media associations have criticized the law, arguing that it could be used to intimidate investigative journalists and anti-corruption activists. According to the […]