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Report: Stemming the tide of Greek media freedom decline

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined press freedom groups who participated in a mission to Athens in September 2023 in publishing a report on the state of media freedom and independent journalism in Greece. The report was joined produced by IPI and ARTICLE 19 Europe, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), European Centre for Press […]

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Greece: New report examines media capture in EU member state

The International Press Institute (IPI) today publishes a new report examining media capture and the entanglement of the fourth estate in Greece and its impact on media freedom and independent journalism. This report – available to download here – was authored by Danai Maragoudaki, a Greek journalist based in Athens who works for independent media […]

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EU: Threats to media freedom submitted to Commission’s Rule of Law report

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 […]

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Greece: Ahead of court hearing, SLAPP lawsuit against media and journalists must be dropped

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the undersigned international freedom of expression and media freedom organisations today renew our condemnation of a groundless defamation lawsuit filed against Greek journalists and media by Grigoris Dimitriadis, the nephew of the Prime Minister, and urge the plaintiff to urgently withdraw the lawsuit ahead of an upcoming hearing. With […]

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