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Franziska Tschinderle: Attacked by Orbán’s state media

Austrian reporter Franziska Tschinderle was smeared and discredited for five days in a row on Hungary’s most important TV news broadcast simply for doing her job.  The campaign targeting Tschinderle is the subject of a new investigation published today by the German newspaper taz as part of the IPI-led Decoding Disinformation Playbook project. Over the […]

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IPI to join media freedom mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina 

The International Press Institute (IPI) will join partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in travelling to Banja Luka and Sarajevo from 22 to 25 October 2023 to assess the current state of play for media freedom in the country and start a dialogue with the authorities, less than a year after the […]

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Jordan: IPI condemns one-year prison sentence for journalist Ahmed Al-Zoubi

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the sentencing of Jordanian satire journalist Ahmed Al-Zoubi to one year in prison over a social media post. Jordan’s justice minister last month denied Al-Zoubi’s defence team the right to appeal the sentence further. The case centers around a Facebook post Al-Zoubi made during a truckers’ strike in Jordan’s […]

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IPI calls for journalists’ safety amid Israel-Hamas war

The IPI global network calls on all parties involved in the ongoing hostilities in Israel and Gaza to ensure all measures are taken to protect the safety of journalists. IPI is deeply alarmed by reports that at least seven Palestinian journalists have been killed since Saturday, with several others injured. There are also reports that […]

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