The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed serious concerns over a two-month long police surveillance operation carried out against two Portuguese journalists aimed at revealing their confidential sources. The operation was carried out without the authorization of a judge. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, said the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the re-arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and calls for an end to the harassment of critical journalists in Zimbabwe. Chin’ono, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of corruption, was arrested […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the Ugandan government to allow journalists to freely cover the January 14 elections in the country and condemned a statement by a top law enforcement official suggesting that police might assault journalists “for their […]

Even though the killers of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée have been lawfully convicted, the trial of the alleged masterminds will continue this year. Meanwhile, the corruption investigations set off by the murder are growing, writes Miroslava German Sirotnikova for IPI. Last September, the families of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, both […]