Updates on some of the biggest developments and threats to media freedom and pluralism across European Union Member States throughout 2023 were submitted to the EU Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report by the International Press Institute (IPI) and its partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR). On 15 January 2024, MFRR consortium […]

The IPI global network calls on Czech authorities to investigate the threats made against Russian exiled journalists Alesya Marokhovskaya and Irina Dolinina. Both journalists are currently based in Prague, where they work for the major independent Russian investigative news outlet iStories. On Tuesday, September 19, iStories (known in Russian as “Vazhnye Istorii”, or Important Stories) […]

Have you ever wondered if your rain jacket or the non-stick pan you cook with could harm you? Most people have never heard of PFAS, short for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, a class of toxic, human-made chemicals that have been used around the world for industrial purposes and in common consumer products for decades. “They are […]

Leading editors from within the International Press Institute’s (IPI) Central Europe Independent Media Network have today published an open letter calling on EU bodies to pass a strong and effective European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) which helps safeguard independent journalism and roll back media capture across the bloc. Read the full open letter below   […]