Today, 27 March 2023, security guard Pal Kola, 60, was shot dead by unknown assailants on the premises of the leading national TV station Top Channel, where he was stationed in a booth outside the building​​. The heinous attack took place around one o’clock in the morning. State police have since established a dedicated investigative […]

Arms manufacturing, cryptocurrency and European brown bears are just some of the topics set to be tackled by 14 cross-border teams awarded funding under the latest call of IPI’s Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund. An independent jury allocated a combined €450,000 to journalistic teams applying to IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme, the flagship grant programme […]

The IPI global network condemns the recent series of letter-bomb attacks targeting journalists in Ecuador. Authorities in the country must hold those responsible to account and take active steps to protect journalists from violence or any other form of attack on press freedom.  The envelopes were sent from Quinsaloma, Los Ríos province, according to reports. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, condemns the latest decision by Turkey’s broadcast regulator to fine several broadcasters over their critical reporting. Turkish authorities must not suppress the media, especially as the country approaches the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14.  “This […]