The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response today express serious concern over a new Media and Information Agency (MIA) established by the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama in Albania and urge the ruling Socialist Party to immediately cancel its establishment to ensure it will not be used to further solidify control over […]

Turkey’s press freedom crisis is being compounded by increasing digital censorship, a group of international press freedom, journalism and human rights groups said following a joint mission to the country this week. The government has announced plans to table a “disinformation” law that is likely to result in the further criminalization of freedom of expression […]

The IPI global network of editors, leading journalists and publishers dedicated to independent journalism is proud that Maria Ressa, IPI executive board member and CEO of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, former editor-in-chief and co-founder of Novaya Gazeta, have won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines […]

The IPI global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives strongly condemned the shutdown of the Tunisian broadcaster Zaytouna TV and the arrest of journalist Amer Ayad. IPI called upon Tunisian authorities to respect press freedom by allowing independent news outlets to operate and to immediately release the arrested journalist. On Wednesday, October 6, […]