The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, urges the new Members of the European Parliament (MEP) to prioritize protecting press freedom and safety of journalists. “Meeting for the first time after the European Parliament elections, MEPs should set press freedom and safety of journalists as […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called for the release of Moroccan editor Taoufik Bouachrine in line with the findings of the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. “The arrest and sentencing of Bouachrine, a well-known critic of both the Moroccan and Saudi Arabian […]

We, the undersigned international freedom of expression organisations, welcome the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on 26 June, condemning the continued impunity for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and broader systemic rule of law shortcomings in Malta, and inter alia, calling for the launch of an […]

The upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, Japan includes some of the world’s worst press freedom offenders. In anticipation of the forum, IPI has gathered a guide to the conditions of press freedom in some of the member states. Even at a glance, concerning trends emerge across countries, including police raids on newsrooms and failure to […]