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Council of Europe Report: Red lights flashing for media freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists in publishing the 2022 annual report, which identifies growing challenges for media freedom across the region. While European countries still pack the first ranks in press freedom indexes, the […]

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Monitoring Report: Increasing Pressures on Media Freedom in Europe in 2021

Attacked while covering demonstrations, harassed online for reporting on COVID-19 and measures to fight it, or sued by private companies trying to avoid publication of damaging information. These are just some examples of the threats received by journalists and media workers in Europe in 2021. Today the International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in […]

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Solidarity with Swedish media Realtid ahead of UK SLAPP lawsuit hearing

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined 23 organisations from across Europe in expressing solidarity with Swedish media Realtid ahead of a court hearing in London tomorrow which will rule on whether a civil defamation SLAPP lawsuit brought against it by a businessman can go ahead in the UK.   23 March 2021 Twenty-four organisations express their solidarity […]

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MFRR calls for acquittal of Swedish documentary makers

On Monday 8 February, a Gothenburg court will deliver its verdict in the trial of journalist Henrik Evertsson and camera operator Linus Andersson for their documentary about the sinking of the ‘MS Estonia’. Charged with violating the burial site of the wreck, they face up to two years in prison. The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) […]

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