COVID-19 has had a significant impact on press freedom and independent journalism in Malta, the EU’s smallest member state. Key issues include a non-transparent system of providing public aid to media outlets, a restrictive attitude toward access to information, and delays in the public inquiry into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the detention and intimidation of journalist Antonis Rigopoulos as he was covering a recent protest in the Greek capital Athens and called on the Interior Ministry and the Hellenic Police to ensure all officers are trained not to hinder the work of the media. IPI, a global network […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the leaders of the G20 nations to urge Saudi Arabia to bring the masterminds behind the gruesome of Jamal Khashoggi to justice. In a statement issued ahead of the G20 Summit in Riyadh scheduled […]

More and more journalists and civil society organisations are being sued by powerful businessmen and politicians. The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined a group of 87 organisations and media freedom groups calling on the EU to ensure those with a watchdog role are protected from gag lawsuits. —————— One hot spring afternoon in Malta, a journalist drove up […]