Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Attacks, arrests of journalists as Iraq plunges into new unrest

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed concern over a recent upsurge in attacks on media outlets covering unrest in Iraq and called on authorities to ensure the safety of all journalists reporting on protests. Last month, IPI documented several violations in the […]

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IPI joins Mexico mission amid impunity crisis

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, will join an international press freedom mission to Mexico from November 2 to 8, 2019, coinciding with International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Comprised of a coalition of 17 international press freedom and freedom […]

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Impunity: Democracies around the world failing to protect journalists

Democracies around the world are failing to protect journalists and investigate killings and crimes against them, the International Press Institute (IPI) said to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. According to the Vienna-based IPI’s Death Watch, as many as 40 journalists lost their lives over the last year. […]

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Slovakia indicts alleged mastermind behind journalist’s murder

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today welcomed the bringing of official charges against four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, in the February 2018 murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová. The Slovak Special Prosecutor’s Office said today it […]

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