Czech Republic: Public media funding bill raises concerns over compatibility with EMFA

Proposed changes represent crucial test of the EMFA’s safeguards for public service media independence

Ethiopia: Addis Standard managing editor Million Beyene abducted

Authorities must swiftly investigate and facilitate Beyene’s safe return

Malta: IPI and press freedom groups warn of government inaction on media reforms

Eight and a half years after the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta must create an enabling environment for journalists

Kuwait: IPI demands release of Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Authorities must cease use of national security laws to restrict free flow of news and information

Czech Republic: Unnecessary change to functional funding system for public service media threatens their independence

New funding bill threatens public media's financial sustainability and editorial independence

Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza government

IPI and MFRR partners call for establishment of expert working group on media reform

United States: Reauthorization of Section 702 must include reforms protecting journalists

Reauthorization of controversial surveillance program without reforms would imperil press freedom in the U.S.

Hungary: IPI outlines 10 media freedom reform priorities

Election outcome offers opportunity for major reset of media freedom and democracy in Hungary

Serbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of editor Slavko Ćuruvija

IPI and international media freedom partners lament engrained impunity following recent mission to Belgrade

Azerbaijan: IPI condemns confirmation of lengthy prison sentences for 7 journalists from Abzas Media and RFE/RL

Azerbaijan must free all unjustly jailed journalists

Greece: Five years without justice for killing of crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz

Case is only killing of journalist in EU in last decade to make no concrete progress in securing justice

Georgia: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression, demands urgent international response

Sadygov’s deportation is a stark example of transnational repression against journalists in Europe

Iraq: IPI demands release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson

IPI urges American authorities to use all tools at their disposal to secure Shelly’s safe return

Slovakia: Bill on media regulatory restructuring and public media layoffs a crucial test for EMFA

New developments represent crucial test of the EU’s new regulatory framework for media

Lebanon: IPI condemns targeted killings of three Lebanese journalists by Israeli forces

Attacks echo pattern of direct targeting of members of the press by Israeli military

Serbia: Authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalists

IPI and media freedom partners publish preliminary findings following mission to Belgrade

Verificat’s strategy to strengthen audience engagement and community trust

During the IPI Transition Accelerator, Barcelona-based fact-checking organization Verificat refined its audience strategy and developed new products to deepen engagement and expand its reach

Hungary: IPI condemns criminal charges filed against journalist Szabolcs Panyi

Government must cease harassment of the press and respect democratic process as election nears

Feature: The information frontline — Press freedom and the security crisis in the Sahel

Military regimes in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are widening crackdown on independent journalism, risking an information gap with regional and global consequences

Turkey: Joint letter to the EU on current visa policies obstructing Turkish journalists’ mobility

IPI and partners call for the establishment of a targeted “visa corridor” for recognized media professionals and those holding international press memberships.