The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the re-arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. The investigative journalist and documentary-maker was arrested at his Harare home on November 3, after being accused of breaching bail conditions. Chin’ono had previously been arrested in July […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for media freedom, supports the call by 40 countries, all members of the Group of Friends for the Safety of Journalists, urging governments around the world to strengthen the response by their law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice systems […]

Zur deutschen Version 2020 was the most difficult year for Hungarian media since the fall of the Berlin Wall over 30 years ago. The slow suffocation of independent outlets by the government was sped up, and the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact forced all media companies to tighten their belts. But the scariest development, at least […]

Read in English 2020 war für die ungarischen Medien das schwierigste Jahr seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer vor über 30 Jahren. Das langsame Ersticken unabhängiger Medien durch die Regierung wurde beschleunigt, und die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Coronavirus-Pandemie zwangen alle Medienunternehmen, den Gürtel enger zu schnallen. Aber die beängstigendste Entwicklung, zumindest aus der Sicht der […]