The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners strongly condemn the numerous judicial decisions aimed at preventing the publication of information by four Belgian media outlets. The return of preventive censorship, which is prohibited by the Belgian Constitution, marks an alarming deterioration of press freedom in Belgium.  On 10 October, the President of the Court of […]

The IPI global network welcomes the release of Guatemalan journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero José Rubén Zamora on house arrest, after being imprisoned for over 800 days. We urge authorities to drop all charges and grant him full freedom. On October 18, Guatemalan judge Erick García ordered Zamora’s release after more than two […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), together with 66 undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society organizations, condemns the official revocation of the terrestrial broadcasting license of independent radio station Açık Radyo by Turkey’s broadcast regulator RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council). This action marks a severe blow to independent […]

In September 2024, IPI’s Africa monitoring programme recorded at least 18 incidents of threats to press freedom in 12 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.  State actors remain the leading source of attacks and threats to journalists, and were responsible for all of the incidents IPI recorded in September 2024 (this includes incidents linked to the Sudanese […]