IPI and its global network demand a swift investigation by German authorities into the use of Pegasus spyware against IPI member Galina Timchenko, the executive editor and founder of Meduza, a major independent Russian media outlet based in Latvia. IPI also demands the urgent adoption of a European ban on the use of spyware technologies […]

We, the undersigned journalists, press freedom organizations, and unions, write this statement to denounce the war crimes committed by the Russian Federation against journalists in Ukraine and to call for immediate action to hold the perpetrators accountable. Deliberately targeting journalists, shelling their facilities, and engaging in arbitrary detentions and torture clearly violate international humanitarian law […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned journalists’ and media freedom organisations in condemning the recent attacks against Greek journalists Giorgos Papachristos and Kostas Vaxevanis and call on the authorities to swiftly investigate the attacks and ensure that those responsible are held accountable. On 29 August, Giorgos Papachristos, an editorialist and adviser at […]

IPI joins the undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in solidarity with the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) in expressing great concerns about recent developments in Albania, which not only highlight a deteriorating environment for press freedom, but also pose a severe threat to the safety of journalists and their ability to inform the […]