A total of 47 MEPs and 14 press freedom and free expression organizations led by the International Press Institute (IPI) and Green MEP Rebecca Harms have joined a resolution underscoring the lack of effective domestic legal remedies for journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown. The resolution follows a roundtable held under Chatham House Rules on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today strongly condemned the arrest of Maria Ressa, founder of the news website Rappler, by the Philippine authorities on libel charges. Ressa was arrested today in Manila by National Bureau of Investigation officials in connection with a “cyber libel” case filed […]

Press freedom in Europe is more fragile now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. That is the alarming conclusion of a report launched today by the 12 partner organizations of the Council of Europe Platform to promote the protection of Journalism and safety of journalists. The report, “Democracy at Risk”, […]

States in the Americas face an engrained culture of impunity for the killing of journalists, according to new analysis by the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. In 2019, at least […]