The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the announcement by the UK government of planned legislative reforms which will help protect public interest reporting and defend journalists from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). IPI and its global network recognize this initiative as an important step forward in the development of a legal framework which […]

Local and national media outlets continue to play a crucial role for Ukrainians during the war. Not only do they cover and document the truth but they also provide practical information for their audiences. Yet the war has seriously damaged all sectors of Ukraine’s economy, including its media ecosystem. Ukrainian newsrooms have faced unprecedented challenges […]

The undersigned media freedom and freedom of expression organisations today welcome the European Commission’s decision to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the February 2021 decision of the country’s Media Council to force independent broadcaster Klubrádió from the airwaves. This decision by the EU’s executive body to take Hungary […]

Antonio de la Cruz became the 12th journalist killed this year in Mexico after he was shot dead near his home in Ciudad Victoria in northeastern Mexico on June 29. IPI is alarmed about the rate of attacks towards the press in the country and calls for the authorities to thoroughly investigate the killings of […]