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WPFD 2021: IPI supports independent journalism of Slovenian Press Agency

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the International Press Institute (IPI) is supporting a crowdfunding campaign to support the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), which has had its financing suspended by the government for more than four months now. The campaign was launched today by the Slovenian Association of Journalists (DNS) and the […]

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Turkey: IPI condemns police directive preventing audio-visual reporting on protests

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a directive sent on Tuesday by Turkey’s Security General Directorate (EGM) to all police departments in the country requesting officers to prevent audio and visual recordings of protests and public demonstrations. The note circulated is seen as a clear move to prevent citizens and journalists from reporting on […]

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Press struggles to regain strength after decades of repression in Uzbekistan

In recent years, media freedom in Uzbekistan has improved under the rule of Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The reformist prime minister turned president has been in power since 2016 following the death of long-time ruler Islam Karimov. Since then, Mirziyoyev has moved to open up one of the world’s harshest dictatorships: quickly freeing imprisoned journalists, unblocking banned […]

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Poland: Purge of editors begins despite court ruling suspending purchase of Polska Press

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls on Poland’s state-controlled oil giant PKN Orlen to immediately halt its interference in the newsrooms and editorial independence of Polska Press media and to fully respect the court’s interim decision suspending its purchase of the publisher pending a review. The MFRR warns that yesterday the long-expected purge […]

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