The IPI global network today joined Al Jazeera and other stakeholders in The Hague to submit a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the killing of Palestinian-American journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot by Israeli forces in the […]

The Irrawaddy online newspaper has reported independently on Myanmar since its founding in 1993. Though the majority of this time was spent in exile, the Irrawaddy team gradually started making the return to Myanmar in 2012. By around 2016, the majority of staff members operated within the country and the outlet had even opened an […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and IPI’s Turkey National Committee mark Human Rights Day on December 10 with an annual campaign in Turkey highlighting the stifled media environment and continued attacks on press freedom. This year, IPI collaborated with two of Turkey’s last remaining critical satire magazines, LeMan and Bayan Yanı, to create cover pages that […]

In the past month in Serbia, several journalists have been targeted by serious threats raising fears for their physical safety. The International Press Institute (IPI) joins the Media Freedom Rapid Response partners and the Safe Journalists Network in condemning in the strongest terms the intimidation and often orchestrated campaigns by pro-government media outlets and members of […]