This article, republished by IPI, was written by Serbian journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Veran Matić, chair of Serbia’s Commission for the Investigation of Murders of Journalists It’s Easter again, a holiday that I associate more with the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija than with a family holiday. Eight years after Ćuruvija‘s murder in […]

To mark the twenty-fourth anniversary of the murder of Serbian editor and publisher Slavko Ćuruvija, the International Press Institute (IPI) today joins press freedom organisations in visiting Belgrade to renew our calls for justice and issue fresh warnings about the current climate for the safety of journalists. The mission to Belgrade comes 24 years after […]

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 […]