The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the chief prosecutor in Bulgaria to ensure a transparent investigation is conducted into recent death threats against investigative journalist Nikolay Staykov. Staykov, a well-known Bulgarian journalist who co-founded the NGO Anti-Corruption Fund, told IPI […]

Imagine that the Google News Initiative decides to fund InfoWars, the far-right American conspiracy theory and fake news website. Imagine that Google declines to blacklist InfoWars from its ad networks or algorithmically downgrade it as a reliable news source in its search engine. In fact, imagine that you search for “Jew,” “LGBTI+” or the full […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, expressed strong concern over controversial amendments in Tajikistan saying these measures will stifle press freedom in the country. On July 4th, President Emomali Rahmon signed amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses that make it illegal to […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a mechanism to monitor and respond to threats against journalists and media workers in EU Member States and Candidate Countries, has responded to the unprecedented legal threats made against Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza by contributing €15,000, it’s largest grant to date, to support the outlet’s legal defence. Since 2015, Gazeta Wyborcza […]