The International Press Institute (IPI) and 20 international human rights and freedom of expression organizations sent today a joint letter to the presidents of the European Council and European Commission to call on EU leaders to prioritize improved human rights records in Turkey ahead of their visit to the Turkish president Erdoğan on April 6.

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned a Hong Kong court decision convicting Jimmy Lai of unlawful assembly and described it as another attempt by China to muzzle independent media. The district court in West Kowloon in Hong Kong today convicted Jimmy […]

The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express our serious concern over the latest efforts by the ruling ANO party and its allies to further politicise the oversight body of the Czech public broadcaster. We are worried that the slow-motion yet obvious efforts to stack the Council of the Czech TV […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media managers and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the ongoing repression of journalists in Myanmar as well as the military regime’s brutal crackdown on protests. After two weeks under arrest, Polish photojournalist Robert Bociaga was deported this week from Myanmar. From abroad, […]