Read this article in full-page format Last month, Uganda found itself thrust into the international spotlight, first by the arrest of prominent opposition figure and musician Bobi Wine – and then by multiple, shocking attacks on journalists covering the resulting political turmoil. Those attacks were widely condemned internationally, but in interviews with the International Press Institute (IPI), Ugandan journalists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has welcomed the decision of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to lift censorship on state-run Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. “The announcement by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan that state media will be allowed editorial independence appears to be an important […]

Six months ago today, Slovakia saw its first murder of a journalist since the country’s independence in 1993. Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist investigating high-level corruption cases, was brutally murdered alongside his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, sending shockwaves through Slovak society. Though officials have neither confirmed the motive nor identified the murderers, it is known that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week called on Imran Khan, who is poised to become Pakistan’s next prime minister, to reverse a deteriorating environment for the independent press in the country. Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party topped Pakistan’s parliamentary vote last month and is now expected to lead a coalition government. The development comes as Pakistan’s […]