The IPI global network today warned that the most recent appointments to the executive board of Turkey’s state-run Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) by President Erdoğan risk a further loss of impartiality and push the public broadcaster to become an absolute state-propaganda outlet. On July 14, 2021, TRT’s entire executive board was replaced by a presidential decree, […]

The IPI global network for press freedom today expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries and renewed calls for all those responsible for his murder to be held accountable. de Vries, 64, had been fighting for his life in hospital after being shot five times including once in […]

The IPI Global Network condemns the crackdown on media and independent reporters covering the anti-government protests that have drawn thousands of Cubans to the streets since last Sunday, July 11. Cuban authorities have reacted with detentions, including of journalists. Although it is difficult to assess accurately the number of people detained since the government has […]

On October 5 last year, Indian journalist Siddique Kappan was on his way from Delhi to Hathras, a town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, to report on an alleged gang rape and death of a Dalit woman. The attack had caused protests and public outcry all over the country. But before Kappan […]