Meeting at their annual general assembly on June 25, the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) unanimously passed six resolutions calling on international organisations to rigorously address the issue of journalists’ safety; on the Mexican Federal Government to end impunity for the killers of journalists; on the Ethiopian Government to stop using anti-terror laws to jail journalists; on Turkey to respect media freedom; on South Africa to scrap its “Secrecy Bill”; and on governments around the world to respect the right of journalists to protect their sources and work with classified information.

IPI General Assembly Resolution Calling on the Mexican Federal Government to Protect Journalists and End Impunity for the Killers of Journalists in Mexico

IPI General Assembly Resolution on Journalists’ Safety

IPI General Assembly Resolution Calling on the Ethiopian Government to stop using Anti-Terror Laws to Jail Journalists, and to Respect Press Freedom

IPI General Assembly Resolution Calling on Turkey to Respect Media Freedom

IPI General Assembly Resolution Affirming the Right of Journalists to Protect Their Sources and Work With Leaked Classified Information

IPI members support call by several member states of the UN Human Rights Commission to scrap “Secrecy Bill”’ because it will restrict press freedom