The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and its partners express today their concerns about hostile rhetoric used against an independent journalist by Dutch political party Forum for Democracy (FvD). Such problematic language creates an intimidating climate for public interest journalism, normalises both online and physical targeting of the press, and can lead to self-censorship amongst […]

The IPI global network condemns the murder of Colombian journalist Rafael Emiro Moreno, who was fatally shot on October 16 in Montelíbano. Moreno is the third journalist to be murdered in Colombia in the past two months. We call upon the authorities to investigate this killing and bring those responsible to justice, and end the […]

In recent months Slovakia has passed important legislative changes which will ensure a better media environment and move the country closer to standards outlined by the recently published European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). Moreover, in addition to the laws already passed, others are in preparation. If the full package is achieved, Slovakia can become a […]

IPI’s media partners in the South Asia Cross-border journalism project in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal document press freedom violations in their countries. When Covid-19 began to spread at an exponential rate across countries in January 2020, ministers and government officials in Bangladesh assured people that “adequate measures” were taken to prevent coronavirus from entering […]