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DRC: IPI reiterates its call on the authorities to release journalist Stanis Bujakera

November 8 marks two months since the arrest and detention of journalist Stanis Bujakera by the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The IPI global network condemns his continued detention and reiterates its call on authorities to release him immediately. Bujakera was arrested and detained on September 8, at the airport in Kinshasa, […]

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New report: How conspiracy groups in Spain worked to undermine the media literacy project of the Maldita.es foundation

The International Press Institute (IPI) has released a big-data case study exposing a campaign to intimidate and discredit the Spanish foundation Maldita.es earlier this year. Maldita.es, an nonprofit organization of journalists that exposes falsehoods and misinformation, became the subject of a campaign by conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and denialists in the run-up to the municipal and […]

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EU: Anti-SLAPP Directive cannot be a missed opportunity

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 74 civil society organisations in writing to the European Commission, the European Parliament’s rapporteur, the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council and the Ministers of Justice of all EU Member States to reiterate our shared concerns regarding the trilogue process of the anti-SLAPP Directive. The CASE Coalition, of […]

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Ukraine: Alarm over journalists missing or detained in Russian-occupied territory

The IPI global network demands more efforts by the international community to locate and help secure the release of Ukrainian journalists missing or detained in unclear circumstances while reporting in territories occupied by Russia. Such cases have become increasingly frequent over the past months, according to IPI monitoring. On October 30, Russian occupying authorities communicated […]

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