Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI condemns injury to Palestinian journalist by Israeli sniper

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today condemned a recent incident in which a Palestinian photographer was seriously injured in the eye by an apparent Israeli sniper as well as the teargassing by Israeli security forces of journalists protesting the incident. On November 15, […]

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Media targeted as tensions boil in Bolivia

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed serious concern over the increase in violent attacks and threats against media outlets in Bolivia. Following the resignation of President Evo Morales over the weekend amid allegations of election manipulation, tensions in the South American […]

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Mass journalist arrests in Uganda highlight long-term crackdown on press freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed serious concern at the recent mass arrests, assaults and use of teargas against journalists peacefully protesting recent police brutality in Uganda. On Monday, November 4, over twenty journalists from different media unions and organisations were detained […]

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Mexican government declines to recognize freedom of expression crisis

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week took part in an international press freedom mission to Mexico, where verbal attacks on the press by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have added a new dimension to a country mired in a crisis of journalist safety and impunity. At a press conference on November 6 in Mexico City, the […]

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