Journalists around the world face online harassment for their critical reporting. In particular, female journalists receive a disproportionate number of online attacks and threats compared to their male colleagues. The vicious and widespread nature of these attacks reflects latent misogyny in society and not only endangers the gains that female journalists have made in the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and pushed the media into uncharted territory. Across the globe press freedom has been undermined by governments to control the public narrative and cover up their inadequacies. Authorities have clamped down on the media to control information and public debate about the pandemic. Emergency regulations were put in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, and several partner media organizations today launched a cross-border cooperation to highlight attacks on journalists in South Asia to create public awareness and influence policymakers to end impunity for crimes against journalists. The project entitled “Covering and […]

A democratically elected government led by the Communist Party of Nepal is doing its best to shackle the press through repressive laws. Nepali media outlets and journalists have thwarted the government’s several ill-intended moves so far, but they know the joy may not last longer. Nepal has undergone major political changes in a short span […]