Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI urges Spain to protect journalist safety amid Catalonia protests

Español. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Spain and Catalonia to ensure an end to police attacks on journalists covering protests following a Spanish Supreme Court ruling jailing leaders of the Catalan independence movement. According to local media […]

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El IPI pide el cese inmediato de las agresiones contra periodistas en Cataluña

English. El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés), la organización global para la libertad de prensa que aúna los directores de los medios de información internacional más influyentes, pide a las autoridades de España y Cataluña que cesen las agresiones de miembros de fuerzas del Estado contra periodistas que cubren […]

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IPI condemns attacks on Iraqi media covering protests

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned recent violence against journalists and TV stations covering demonstrations in Iraq and called for an investigation into raids on several broadcasters. As many as 24 reporters were beaten with electric batons, live bullets and tear […]

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Italy: Hostility toward press freedom on the rise

While it is seldom discussed in international fora, press freedom in Italy has recently come under growing attack. Systemic obstacles that have challenged Italian journalism for decades have become ever more concerning as a consequence of both the economic crisis that has been affecting Italy for over a decade, as well as political developments that have generated […]

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