The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned a Malaysian police investigation against Al Jazeera after the broadcaster aired a documentary on the plight of migrant workers in the country. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Malaysian police have launched an investigation […]

12 July marks 1,000 days since the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. On this anniversary, we, the undersigned organisations, once again demand justice for all those involved in her murder and the corruption she exposed.  In recent weeks, yet more disturbing revelations of state corruption and impunity related to the case continue […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the chief prosecutor in Bulgaria to ensure a transparent investigation is conducted into recent death threats against investigative journalist Nikolay Staykov. Staykov, a well-known Bulgarian journalist who co-founded the NGO Anti-Corruption Fund, told IPI […]

Imagine that the Google News Initiative decides to fund InfoWars, the far-right American conspiracy theory and fake news website. Imagine that Google declines to blacklist InfoWars from its ad networks or algorithmically downgrade it as a reliable news source in its search engine. In fact, imagine that you search for “Jew,” “LGBTI+” or the full […]