The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 15 other international press freedom and free expression organizations calling on Belarus to stop all attacks on journalists and live up to its obligations to protect media freedom amid press coverage of the ongoing protests. Read the full statement below. ____ 14 August 2020 We call on Belarusian […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Belarus to stop all attacks on journalists covering protests across the country following a disputed presidential election on August 9. Protesters took to the streets in nine cities across the country after […]

UPDATE: The verdict hearing scheduled for August 5 has been cancelled. The court has rescheduled it for 3 September. The MFRR will continue to follow the case. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today renewed its call for justice for Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, as a court in Pezinok prepares […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) coalition launched its first press freedom monitoring report today, highlighting key threats to the exercise of journalism in Europe between March and June 2020. The report was compiled by the International Press Institute (IPI) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), with support from the European Centre for Press […]