The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned journalists’, media freedom, and human rights organisations in welcoming the European Commission’s initiative to strengthen the free and pluralistic media system and the commitment to protect journalists and editorial independence within the European Union. These values directly link to fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression, […]

This text is originally published in a monitoring report by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) on 16 September and can be downloaded in full here.   Threats posed to journalists by spyware and other surveillance weapons remain a major area of concern for press freedom during the first half of 2022. In addition to […]

Amidst the unprecedented attack on democratic freedoms in Ukraine, serious violations of media freedom have continued to take place all over Europe in the first six months of 2022, according to a report published today by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR). The MFRR monitoring report – available to download here – documents violations and […]

Read in English Entre mai et août 2022, au moins 14 journalistes ont été détenus ou agressés en Guinée, notamment par les forces de sécurité et des agents publics ainsi que par des manifestants. Un an après le coup d’État militaire de septembre 2021 en Guinée, l’IPI rappelle aux autorités du gouvernement de transition guinéen […]