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Advocacy

Hungary: Reports of potential corporate influence behind SPO investigations set dangerous precedent for press freedom
Press Freedom
IPI renews call for repeal of restrictive Sovereignty Protection Act and dismantling of Sovereignty Protection Office
Europe: Hungary
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Advocacy

MFRR Report 2025 documents 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries
Press Freedom
Verbal attacks, harassment and smear campaigns remain the most common form of press freedom violation in Europe
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Case Study

The habit engine hidden in puzzles: How Večer celebrated their 80th birthday by launching games
Media InnovationMedia sustainability
Case study about Slovenia's Večer mentorship process conducted as a part of the Business Innovation Synergizer
Europe: Slovenia
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Advocacy

Guatemala: IPI welcomes release of World Press Freedom Hero José Rubén Zamora, calls for all remaining charges to be dropped
Press FreedomSLAPPs
Imprisoned since July 2022, Zamora has endured years of legal harassment and arbitrary detention
Americas: Guatemala
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Advocacy

Serbia: Coordinated bot attacks on Instagram accounts of independent media emerge as new weapon of censorship
Press Freedom
Attempts to block the social media platforms of media organisations represent a worrying new form of digital censorship in Serbia
Serbia

Reports

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Africa Media Monitoring July to September 2025: Threats to press freedom in DRC, Somalia, and Nigeria
Journalist SafetyPress Freedom
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte D’ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

IPI Monitoring Report: Climate and environmental journalism in Africa
Climate Journalism
Africa

Hungary: Media Capture and EMFA Monitoring Report 2025
Media Capture
First in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Hungary

Finland: Media Capture and EMFA Monitoring Report 2025
Media Capture
Sixth in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Finland

Event

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23.02.2026 - 28.02.2026

Hostile Environment and Awareness Training (HEAT) 2026
For journalists in the South Caucasus, the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine
16.12.2025

Virtual Newsroom visit to Unread Media
Digital TransitionMedia and AIMedia InnovationMedia sustainability
Unread Media: Redefining Mongolia’s Modern News Ecosystem
Asia and Pacific: Mongolia
03.12.2025

Virtual Newsroom Visit to CCIJ
Digital TransitionMedia InnovationMedia sustainability
Learn how newsrooms can gamify investigations through immersive storytelling and metaverse design
Africa: Nigeria
30.09.2025

Editors’ roundtable: Building collaborative strategies for strengthening climate and environmental reporting in Africa
Climate JournalismJournalist Safety
Africa

Podcasts & Videos

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IPI awards honour courage, resilience in journalism
IPI Awards
The awardees include war correspondents, investigative journalists, and media founders who have all displayed tremendous courage and resilience in fighting for media freedom and the free flow of news.

A special conversation with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz
IPI World Congress
Americas: United States of America

Opening plenary: Defending the future of free media
IPI World Congress

Beyond buzzwords: The reality of resilience
IPI World Congress

Reclaiming the value of journalism

IPI Global Network

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Open: IPI journalism and media freedom research fellowship
Europe: Finland

#IPI75: A new vision for the IPI World Congress
#IPI75IPI World Congress
A special message to our community from IPI Executive Director Scott Griffen

IPI welcomes new Board members from Spain, Kenya
Editors from Spain, Kenya, Brazil, the U.S., Norway, and Ukraine were elected to the IPI Executive Board at IPI’s recent General Assembly.

IPI honours courage in journalism with Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards
#IPI75IPI AwardsIPI World Congress
Seven journalists recognized for their fearless reporting; Hungary’s independent media honoured for resilience and innovation in the face of growing pressure

Alerts

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19.01.2026
1 case

TV Rain journalist tried in absentia for “fake news”
Russia-Ukraine War
Arrest/detention/charges: Criminal investigation/charges
Europe: Russia
13.01.2026
3 cases

Reporters in Kharkiv initially denied access to site of Russian attack
Russia-Ukraine War
Restrictions on access to information: Travel restrictions / access bans
Europe: Ukraine
12.01.2026
1 case

Crimean Tatar journalist fined for “discrediting the Russian army”
Russia-Ukraine War
Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action
Europe: Ukraine