From a forensic look at a catastrophic shipwreck to the exposure of global disinformation networks and a search for unmarked migrant graves across Europe, remarkable examples of collaborative journalism shone at the IJ4EU Impact Awards 2024 on Thursday. Three international teams of journalists received equal recognition at the annual prize of IPI’s Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) […]

Armenia’s 2018 revolution marked a critical juncture for its path to democracy.  In April 2018, peaceful protests across Armenia, known as the Velvet Revolution, culminated in the resignation of the then Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. Sargsyan’s long-standing semi- authoritarian rule came to an end, and Armenians elected Nikol Pashinyan, a protest leader, opposition MP, and […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium condemns the online intimidation of investigative journalists working for La Sexta TV by Daniel Esteve, CEO of the eviction company Desokupa. Esteve’s harassment and threats to reveal personal information put the journalists’ safety at great risk. We call on the Spanish authorities to take immediate action to protect […]

The international media freedom mission to Croatia has highlighted several significant concerns regarding media law reform, transparency of state advertising, and the safety of journalists including SLAPPs. While some promising initiatives have been noted, the path is still long ahead for Croatia to ensure a free and independent media landscape.  The Media Freedom Rapid Response […]