The International Press Institute (IPI) global network today condemns the latest arrest of an independent journalist in Azerbaijan, Nurlan Libre (Gakhramanli), who was detained and placed in pre-trial detention on politically motivated charges of ‘smuggling foreign currency’. Separately, on February 20, Azerbaijani authorities ordered the suspension of operations at the BBC office in Baku. Several […]

Outdated media laws, compromised public media independence, SLAPPs, as well as mounting economic, political, and physical pressures are undermining journalism and media freedom in Croatia, as outlined in the latest Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) report published today by IPI. Media freedom in Croatia is marred by institutional and legal challenges that successive governments have […]

The International Press Freedom (IPI) global network today joins journalists, media bodies, and civil society organisations in Ethiopia in condemning the grave risk to media freedom posed by amendments to the country’s media law. IPI strongly urges lawmakers to reject the proposed amendments due to measures that weaken the independence of the media regulator, among […]

On 24 February 2025, Ukraine marks three years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. While the current scale of Russian attacks against journalists cannot be compared to that at the start of the war, they remain worryingly high and persistent. Over the past two years, Ukraine has seen fewer cases of journalists killed coming […]