Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

MFRR condemns arson attack on publisher of Scottish crime weekly

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and the European Federation of Journalists in condemning the arson attack against James Cruickshank, the publisher of the Glasgow crime weekly The Digger. As part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the organisations also denounced attempts to intimidate stockists across the Scottish capital […]

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Poland: IPI condemns police violence against journalists amidst Warsaw clashes

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned police violence against photojournalists reporting on clashes in the Polish capital Warsaw. The violence led to numerous injuries and the hospitalization of a 74-year-old photographer who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for […]

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Poland: IPI condemns police violence against journalists amidst Warsaw clashes

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned police violence against photojournalists reporting on clashes in the Polish capital Warsaw. The violence led to numerous injuries and the hospitalization of a 74-year-old photographer who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for […]

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Another journalist killed in Philippines

The Philippine government should swiftly investigate the gruesome murder of journalist Virgilio Maganes and bring the killers to justice, the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, said today According to media reports, Virgilio ‘Vir’ Maganes, a reporter for the local news outlet the Northern Watch, […]

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