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EU: Further protections for journalists and media freedom needed in Democracy Shield
Press Freedom
IPI and MFRR partners provide response and recommendations to draft report of new EU initiative to safeguard democracy
Europe
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Advocacy

European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilience
Press Freedom
EU's new flagship democracy resilience strategy offers important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media viability
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Advocacy

EU: Free, vibrant and pluralistic media must be at the heart of Democracy Shield
Media sustainabilityPress Freedom
Strong and healthy media landscape is a sine qua non to protecting democracy and combating disinformation
Europe
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Advocacy

EU: Media freedom groups discuss Democracy Shield submission with Vice President Virkkunen
Journalist Safety
IPI joined meeting in Brussels with EU Commission Executive Vice-President to discuss challenges for media including online safety of journalists and AI
Europe

EU: European Commission must place media freedom at heart of Democracy Shield initiative
Media Capture
IPI joins groups in welcoming European Commission’s initiative to create a European Democracy Shield
Europe

Reports

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Democracy Declining: Erosion of Media Freedom in Poland
Europe: Poland

A Shadow Over Democracy
2016 IPI/AMI Zambia Press Freedom Mission Report
Zambia

Democracy at Risk
IPI Special Report on Turkey, 2015
Turkey

IPI monitoring report: Resource exploitation, land management remain risky beats for Africa’s journalists
Climate JournalismIPI Africa Media Freedom TrackerJournalist Safety
IPI documents more than two dozen cases of threats and attacks on environmental journalists in Africa between October 2025 and March 2026
Africa

Systemic Siege of Journalism in Turkey
Press Freedom
IPI publishes annual report of Turkey mission visit for the seventh time
Turkey

Event

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07.02.2023

Two Years After the Coup: Media and Democracy in Myanmar (Feb. 7, 2023)
Online press briefing
Asia and Pacific: Myanmar
27.10.2022

Public Event: Protect Journalists. Protect Democracy (Vienna, Nov. 2, 2022)
Solidarity demonstration to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists
04.02.2021

Myanmar – Democracy and Press Freedom under Threat (Feb. 8, 2021)
Mizzima Editor Soe Myint spoke at IPI press briefing about the threats to media amid the military takeover
Myanmar
07.02.2019

Report Launch: Democracy at Risk (Strasbourg, Feb. 12)
IPI to launch Council of Europe Platform report with 11 other partner organizations
Europe

Podcasts & Videos

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New Frontiers: Democracy and the Information Ecosystem in the Age of AI
IPI World Congress

IPI Podcasts: How digital subscription models help support democracy in Turkey
“Breaking vicious circle of poor quality journalism and defeating financial pressure in Turkey via digital subscription models”
Europe: Turkey

EU expert: Disruption of media revenue models challenge for democracy
At IPI Congress, Paul Nemitz outlines three problems facing media freedom in Europe
Europe

Weather forecasts under fire: Attacks against science-based climate reporting
Climate JournalismDisinformation
Europe: Germany

Media Freedom in Focus: Untangling media capture in Greece
Media Capture
Latest episode of Media Freedom In Focus podcast examines findings of new report on threats to independent media in Greece
Europe: Greece

IPI Global Network

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Peter Preston on Turkey: A choice between democracy and dictatorship
Late IPI Chair and Guardian editor wrote that arrests of journalists "have brought too much darkness"
Turkey
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IPI News

IPI announces 2027 World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Budapest
IPI World CongressMedia InnovationPress Freedom
Save the date: May 12-14, 2027
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IPI News

IPI digitises 75 years of press freedom history
#IPI75IPI Archive
18,000 pages of flagship IPI Report now available online as IPI advances archive digitisation
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IPI-IMS Awards

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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26.04.2024
1 case

Military authorities imprison journalist Ousmane Mamane over article critical of coup
IPI Africa Media Freedom Tracker
Arrest/detention/charges: Imprisonment
Africa: Niger
09.02.2024
1 case

Journalists targeted with tear gas while reporting on protests
IPI Africa Media Freedom Tracker
Africa: Senegal
20.12.2023
2 cases

Ruling party supporters assault journalists on election day
IPI Africa Media Freedom Tracker
Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack on journalists, media infrastructure/offices
Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo