The IPI global network condemns the online campaign by pro-government supporters and trolls against Pakistani journalist Javeria Siddique. The Pakistani government must denounce these attacks and call on its supporters to end them. Authorities must ensure that all journalists are able to carry out their work without fear of harassment or threats.  Javeria Siddique has […]

The IPI global network condemns the killing of journalist Alexander Álvarez Ramírez in Paraguay. The authorities must swiftly investigate the case and determine the motive behind the murder. IPI calls on the Paraguayan government to take further steps to ensure that journalists are not attacked for their work and can carry out their profession without […]

Among a growing list of atrocities and human costs, Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has taken an especially heavy toll on the region’s journalists and independent media. In the year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, journalists in both countries have faced a surge of attacks at the hands of Russian forces and […]

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, Ukraine woke to the new reality of full-scale war. For the vast majority of its people, missiles and tanks were not part of daily life, despite Russia’s previous seizure of Crimea and the ongoing war in the Donbass region. The full-scale invasion brought shockwaves across Ukraine, […]