The IPI global network today condemned what it called the biggest crackdown on independent media in Russia in several years and urged international condemnation of the escalating assault on media freedom by the Kremlin ahead of next month’s parliamentary election. Pressure on media by authorities reached a new peak on Friday August 20 when the […]

Civil society and media organisations call on the G7 to protect and evacuate journalists and media workers in Afghanistan 23 August 2021 Ahead of the G7 summit on the situation in Afghanistan, we, the undersigned organisations, call on G7 countries to make a clear and explicit commitment to taking journalists and media workers as an […]

The IPI global network welcomed the release of several staff members of Press Club Belarus after more than eight months behind bars. Yuliya Slutskaya, the founder of Press Club Belarus; the organization’s director, Syarhei Alsheuski; programming director Ala Sharko; and cameraman Pyotr Slutski were released from pre-trial detention on August 19. Press Club Belarus said […]

The IJ4EU fund launched a new call for applications to its Investigation Support Scheme on August 23, offering grants of between €5,000 and €50,000 for cross-border journalistic projects in the European Union. The scheme’s second call of 2021 is open to teams of any kind, including newsroom collaborations and teams made up entirely of freelancers. […]