Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI condemns bombing of Al-Aqsa TV in Gaza

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has condemned Tuesday night’s attack on Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Al-Aqsa’s building was destroyed in a targeted strike by the Israeli air force. According to reports, the IDF fired missiles at the station […]

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IPI condemns killing of journalist in Gaza

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, today urged the Israeli government to ensure that the investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja is impartial and those responsible for shooting the journalist be prosecuted. Murtaja was shot while covering a demonstration in Gaza on Friday, March […]

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Montenegrin journalist targeted in car bombing

Police in Montenegro say they believe that a car bomb that exploded in front of the home of Montenegrin journalist Sead Sadiković on April 1 was a targeted threat. Sadiković, a journalist known for a critical weekly show on TV Vijesti and for his reporting on corruption and organized crime in Montenegro, escaped the explosion […]

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IPI welcomes India’s decision to rescind ‘fake news’ decree

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, today welcomed the decision by the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, to rescind a policy issued by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that would have deprived journalists of government accreditation for publishing what it termed “fake news”. The Information […]

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