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IPI condemns Russian strikes on hotels housing journalists in Ukraine

The IPI global network firmly condemns apparent efforts by Russia’s military to step up attacks on hotels and other civilian infrastructure popular among journalists working in Ukraine. In just over a week, two such hotels were destroyed in the eastern city of Kharkiv, leaving multiple journalists wounded and leading other correspondents to end their reporting […]

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Ghana: Five years after murder of journalist Ahmed Suale, IPI repeats urgent call for progress in investigation

Five years after the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale in Ghana, the International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the lack of progress in holding those responsible to account and calls for transparency from the authorities about the status of the investigation. Suale was shot dead in Accra, Ghana’s capital, on January 16, 2019, in an […]

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Greece: The erosion of media freedom in the birthplace of democracy

All is not well for press freedom in the birthplace of democracy. Over the last few years, media freedom in Greece has undergone a clear erosion, seeing the Mediterranean country tumble down press freedom rankings to the lowest in the European Union, setting alarm bells ringing in Brussels and beyond. During this time, the country […]

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Mozambique: Authorities must thoroughly investigate murder of journalist João Chamusse

The IPI global network condemns the killing in Mozambique of prominent journalist João Chamusse, the editor-in-chief of the weekly online newspaper Ponto por Ponto. We call on the authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to determine the motive and hold the killers to account. On December 14, 2023, the body of Chamusse was […]

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