Authorities in Belarus must immediately drop all charges against journalists detained during recent police crackdowns, stop cancelling accreditation for foreign journalists and immediately halt interference with state-owned publishing houses, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, also joined other NGOs in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 15 other international press freedom and free expression organizations calling on Belarus to stop all attacks on journalists and live up to its obligations to protect media freedom amid press coverage of the ongoing protests. Read the full statement below. ____ 14 August 2020 We call on Belarusian […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Belarus to stop all attacks on journalists covering protests across the country following a disputed presidential election on August 9. Protesters took to the streets in nine cities across the country after […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of journalists reporting on demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election campaign. On June 19, at least 14 journalists were detained by police as they reported from the protests held in cities across […]