The IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers is alarmed by reports of excessive police violence toward reporters who were covering an anti-government protest in Istanbul on May 31. We call on authorities to meet their obligations to ensure that journalists can safely cover protests and other events of public interest. According to reports, police […]

The IPI global network expressed grave concern over recent attacks and harassment targeting journalists with the Russian independent news outlet SOTA. The incidents underscore the continuously worsening environment in Russia for independent media. On May 30, Piotr Ivanov, a journalist working for SOTA, one of Russia’s few remaining independent news outlets, was brutally assaulted by […]

The IPI global network is alarmed by the continuing deterioration of press freedom in Afghanistan, after two journalists went missing and another two were detained by the Taliban since May 24. We call for the immediate release of all detained journalists and urge the Taliban to uphold their promise to protect press freedom in Afghanistan. […]

IPI condemns the illegal detention of  19 Ethiopian journalists and media workers who were arrested by security forces in Addis Ababa and the Amhara region as part of an “anti-crime operation” for offenses that include “incitement to violence” and other vague offenses. The arrests began May 10 when Muhayadin Abdullahi, an Oromo journalist and editor […]