Two years ago today, veteran Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz was assassinated in Athens. The International Press Institute (IPI) joins the undersigned partners in the Council of Europe’s Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists in honouring his memory. To mark the anniversary, we also renew our call on the Greek authorities […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in denouncing the arson attack on the family car of Italian freelance journalist Rossella Puccio in the city of Palermo and express solidarity with the reporter as police work to identify the perpetrators and their motive. The targeted attack happened […]

One year ago, as Russian forces retreated from the outskirts of Kyiv in the first days of April, the world was shocked by the emerging images and testimonies of the atrocities suffered by the local civilian population during the month-long occupation of the region. In a few days, Bucha, the largest town in Kyiv’s immediate […]

IPI today joins global media and international free press groups in demanding the immediate release of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, whom a court in Moscow placed under arrest yesterday on bogus charges of espionage. If convicted, Gershkovich faces at least ten and up to twenty years of prison. Below is our full letter addressed to […]