The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organisations strongly condemn the latest incident of judicial harassment against journalist Barış Pehlivan and reiterate calls to the Turkish authorities to respect media freedom. On August 2, journalist Barış Pehlivan was informed via an SMS from the Ministry of Justice that he was expected […]

August 9 marks three years since Belarusians stood up to demand a fair count of their votes in the 2020 presidential elections. Since then, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has all but eliminated independent media in the country. On this grim anniversary, the IPI global network renews its demand for the immediate release of all imprisoned […]

The IPI global network strongly condemns the closure of independent broadcaster Hamisha Bahar by the Taliban after authorities raided the outlet during a journalism training that included women journalists. The outlet was shuttered the following day for violating the Taliban’s higher education ban for women. On July 31, a group of Taliban officers raided the […]

The IPI global network strongly condemns the arrest and detention of prominent investigative journalist Ale Pape Niang, who has been targeted repeatedly by authorities over the past nine months. Authorities must drop all charges and immediately release Niang so he can receive needed medical attention.  Niang, Editor-in-chief of online news outlet Dakar Matin, was arrested […]