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Amid airstrikes and comms blackouts, Palestinian journalists risk their lives to tell the story of war

[Note: Najlaa Alskafi is the managing editor of independent media organization Last Story, which is based in Gaza. Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, Alskafi has been displaced four times and is currently living in a tent near the Rafah border crossing.]  Journalists in Gaza have been reporting since October 7 in extremely dangerous […]

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Greece: Rule of law threatened – IPI joins letter to European Commission President von der Leyen

The IPI global network today joins 16 other press freedom and human rights groups in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on the Commission to take urgent action to address the deterioration of media freedom and the rule of law in Greece and its impact on fundamental rights. Threats to […]

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Serbia: IPI condemns acquittal of state security officials in assassination of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija

The IPI global network today denounces the shocking acquittal of four former Serbian state security officers who had already been twice convicted of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija. The prominent editor and publisher, known for his criticism of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, was fatally shot in front of his home in Belgrade in April […]

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Togo: Investigation reveals two journalists were targeted by Pegasus spyware

The IPI global network is alarmed to learn that the mobile phones of two Togolese journalists, Loïc Lawson, and Anani Sossou, were targeted in 2021 by digital surveillance and spying software Pegasus. This spying was revealed in a month-long investigation carried out by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in collaboration with Digital Security Lab. Lawson works […]

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