The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the Trump administration’s decision to effectively dismantle Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia. This move will strengthen autocrats around the world and deprive millions of alternative, reliable sources of news and information. The outlets are governed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), […]

IPI joins the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and freedom of expression organizations in expressing deep concern over the recently proposed legislation, increasing threats to journalists’ safety, and the broader decline of media freedom in Georgia. We urge the international community, especially the European Union (EU), to address the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and support […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the recent move by the Montenegrin parliament to establish an inquiry into historic attacks and killings of journalists in the country, stressing that such an investigation must make meaningful progress on criminal cases that have been mired in impunity. IPI has long called for concrete steps by Montenegrin […]

The IPI global network is deeply concerned by measures introduced in Pakistan’s newly amended cybercrime law, including provisions related to hate speech and misinformation, that can be used to target journalists and curtail press freedom.  We urge the government to revise the legislation in line with international human rights standards,  in consultation with the media community […]