The IPI global network today condemned a Hungarian government decree which – despite a court order – ensured journalists from independent media titles could continue be barred from reporting from inside hospitals. IPI called on the Fidesz government and its pandemic management body to approve future requests for journalists to access health facilities and stop […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid response (MFRR) is expressing solidarity with journalist Grzegorz Rzeczkowski who faces four SLAPPs and was recently dismissed by Polityka, one of the major independent weekly magazines in Poland, without a transparent reason. The MFRR is concerned by the abusive legal actions […]

The IPI global network calls for the immediate release of Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah, who was arrested by police on February 4 after reporting on a fatal police raid in late January. IPI strongly condemns the authorities’ actions and demands an end to the arrest of journalists in Indian-administered Kashmir. On February 4, Fahad Shah, […]

On February 9, one-and-a-half years will have passed since presidential elections in Belarus widely considered to be fraudulent. Since then, journalists have been detained more than 500 times by the Belarusian state authorities as part of a wide-ranging crackdown on media freedom following nationwide protests. Thirty-three Belarusian journalists and media workers currently remain behind bars. […]