Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

MFRR to hold press freedom mission to Italy

From 4 to 6 April, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in Italy for a fact-finding mission focused on two main topics: safety of journalists and state protection measures on one side, and SLAPPs against journalists and the need for comprehensive legislative reforms of the […]

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Greece: MFRR report finds systemic challenges to press freedom

Today, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) publishes the report “Controlling the Message: Challenges for independent reporting in Greece”, which details the findings and recommendations of its online fact-finding mission to Greece. The mission, involving interviews with more than thirty local stakeholders, was implemented by the MFRR together with Reporters Without Borders in December 2021. […]

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Ukraine: Fifth journalist killed in line of duty in one month

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expresses deep sadness over the death of Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, who was tragically killed by Russian shelling in Kyiv while she was carrying out her professional duties. Amid growing attacks on the press in Ukraine, IPI calls on international investigatory bodies to prosecute all targeted attacks on the […]

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Greece: MFFR to launch report examining challenges for independent reporting

On 28 March 2022, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response to publish the report of an online fact-finding mission to Greece that took place in December. Under the title ‘Controlling the Message: Challenges for independent reporting in Greece’, the report reflects the mission’s findings and recommendations on: The assassination of […]

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