An ongoing violent crackdown on protests in Eswatini by the government’s security forces is also affecting the already limited press freedom and safety of journalists in the country. An Internet shutdown is preventing the access to information and making it difficult for journalists to report about the current events. The International Press Institute today called […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed horror at the shooting and serious wounding of Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries in Amsterdam and urged authorities to do all they can to ensure that all those responsible for both carrying out and possibly ordering the hit do not escape impunity. A veteran investigative journalist focusing […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the mass violence against journalists reporting on anti-Pride protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi and urged authorities to ensure that all those responsible are quickly identified and prosecuted. At least 42 members of the media including journalists and camera operators were injured amidst widespread violence by anti-LGTBQ […]

The IPI global network welcomes the action taken by Georgian authorities in the case of a verbal and physical attack on TV Pirveli journalist Nini Elikashvili and cameraman Papuna Khachidze. The TV crew was attacked in Tsalka Municipality, located in southern Georgia, on June 30 while covering local discontent with the use of a municipality […]