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Azerbaijan: IPI demands the immediate release of arrested Toplum TV journalists

The IPI global network today strongly condemns the raid on the independent TV channel Toplum TV and the imprisonment of its journalists. We call on authorities in Azerbaijan for their immediate release.   On March 6, police raided the office of Toplum TV, a major independent internet TV channel, detaining up to 18 of its staff […]

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Hungary’s Átlátszó accused of foreign influence

IPI is deeply troubled by the growing chilling effect of Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Act after award-winning investigative media outlet Átlátszó was accused of using foreign funds to “hunt down” Hungarian politicians. IPI stands with Átlátszó and urges Hungarian authorities to put an end to attacks on press freedom in the country. The Civil Solidarity Foundation […]

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Poland: IPI, partners ask MFA to reconsider drastic budget cuts at Belsat TV

Today, IPI and partner organizations address Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging it to reconsider massive budget cuts Belsat TV, a flagship independent broadcaster for Belarus which is part of Poland’s public television service (TVP). The undersigned organizations warn that the cuts could have a devastating impact on Belsat’s ability to deliver news to Belarusians, […]

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Call for withdrawal of Slovakia’s repressive broadcast law

Journalists and media freedom groups call for the urgent withdrawal of a proposed legislation allowing political control over public-service media in Slovakia. The bill threatens independent information, especially before the June European Parliament elections, contradicting the recently voted EU’s Media Freedom Act. On March 11, the Slovak government announced a plan to dissolve Radio and […]

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