Attacked while covering demonstrations, harassed online for reporting on COVID-19 and measures to fight it, or sued by private companies trying to avoid publication of damaging information. These are just some examples of the threats received by journalists and media workers in Europe in 2021. Today the International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in […]

The Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI), the world’s oldest global network of journalists, editors and publishers for press freedom, is holding its semi-annual meeting in Budapest on February 17-18 to shine a spotlight on the challenges facing media freedom in Hungary ahead of the upcoming general election. During a two-day visit to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network for independent journalism, today published a full-page print ad in The Washington Post calling on Mexico to end impunity for the many horrific killings of journalists in the country. Since the start of 2022 alone, five Mexican journalists have been violently murdered, marking one of the darkest […]

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported on February 8 that Elena Milashina, a prominent investigative journalist for the paper, had been forced to leave Russia due to threats against her. IPI calls on the Russian authorities to investigate the threats against Milashina. The safety of Milashina and all other journalists must be ensured. Milashina is known […]