Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI condemns attack on journalists in India’s West Bengal state

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, today vehemently condemned recent attacks on journalists in the Indian state of West Bengal and demanded that the state government take action against those responsible for these assaults and ensure the safety of journalists. Several journalists, including women reporters, were attacked […]

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Groups demand justice 6 months after Malta journalist’s murder

Today in London, a group of free expression, press freedom, and anti-corruption groups renewed calls for full justice for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. A courageous investigative reporter and blogger who relentlessly exposed corruption, Caruana Galizia was killed six months ago, on October 16, 2017, when a car bomb detonated as she drove […]

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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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