Between 2 and 5 October 2023, five international media freedom organisations will conduct an annual joint press freedom mission to Ankara, Diyarbakır and Istanbul. The mission will focus on the state of media freedom, the challenges experienced by journalists, media workers and the media landscape in general in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, and the […]

The IPI global network condemns the arbitrary detention of journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul in Somalia and reiterates its call on the authorities to refrain from targeting journalists for carrying out their work. On August 17, plain-clothed state security officials arrested and detained Bulbul while he was attending a university class, in Mogadishu, the capital […]

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) […]

IPI’s call for applications to our Local News Accelerator is now closed. Many thanks to all who applied; we appreciate the work you are doing in your communities and the effort put into applications. The jury has reviewed all applications, and all applicants will be informed of the outcome by 27 September. A public announcement […]