Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI condemns assault on Sri Lankan editor, urges investigation into incident

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the abduction and beating of Sri Lankan editor Keith Noyahr during the night of May 22. Noyahr, associate editor and defence columnist for Sri Lanka’s English-language daily, The Nation, was abducted in front of his […]

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Letter: IPI calls on new Russian president to demonstrate his commitment to protecting journalists

Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, would like to call on you to start your term in office by signalling your commitment to reversing the worsening and increasingly dangerous conditions in Russia’s media environment. Your predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, […]

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IPI strongly condemns recent wave of attacks on Lebanese media

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, strongly condemns the recent wave of attacks on the Lebanese media, and calls on all involved parties to refrain from any further attacks. According to information before IPI, the recent eruption of full-fledged armed clashes between […]

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IPI/SEEMO urge Croatian authorities to intensify investigative efforts regarding the attempted murder of Pukanic

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about the apparent lack of progress in the investigation of the attempted murder of Ivo Pukanic, co-owner and director of Nacional, a weekly […]

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