The IPI global network condemns the murder of Pakistani journalist Hasnain Shah, who was shot and killed Monday by unidentified gunmen outside of Lahore Press Club. IPI demands that authorities thoroughly investigate the case and find the suspects immediately. Journalist Hasnain Shah was sitting in his car outside of the Lahore Press Club in Lahore, […]

Turkey’s press freedom crisis is being compounded by increasing digital censorship, a group of international press freedom, journalism and human rights groups said following a joint mission to the country this week. The government has announced plans to table a “disinformation” law that is likely to result in the further criminalization of freedom of expression […]

October 2 marks the third anniversary of the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a heinous act for which justice is still denied. The IPI global network strongly condemns the continued impunity in the case and calls on the international community to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder.  On October 2, 2018, […]

On September 29, Al Jazeera’s Kabul correspondent, Ali Latifi, published an article with the arresting title ‘Death knell’, in which he describes the hardships Afghan journalists face since the Taliban takeover. “From the day the Taliban took over Kabul, the media has been facing a lot of pressure and violence from the Taliban side… Just […]