The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined media freedom organisations in writing to the Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela urging his government to implement recommendations from the recent public consultation into draft media laws and to strengthen the planned legislation in line with international standards. Read the full letter below     16 March 2023 […]

The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing of Afghan journalist Hosein Naderi in a targeted attack on journalism by the Islamic State group. On March 11, a bomb exploded in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, during a press event marking National Journalists Day. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack […]

Following the start of the retrial last week at the Court of Appeal for the 1999 murder of Serbian editor and publisher Slavko Ćuruvija, the International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) in today renewing our call for justice for his […]

Days after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia adopted repressive legislation at full speed, aiming to criminalize any independent reporting or social media mentions of the war. Just over a year later, Russian lawmakers tightened these laws even further. On March 15, the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted […]