The IPI global network expressed alarm after Zimbabwean investigative outlet NewsHawks said it was forced to stop covering an alleged corruption scandal in the army due to threats and pressure against its journalists. We call on authorities in Zimbabwe to uphold media freedom and ensure journalists can do their work without threats to their safety […]

February 24 marks two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today, the organizations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) reaffirm our solidarity with Ukrainian journalists and call for guarantees of their safety and full freedom to report, as well as a renewed effort to provide the necessary financial and technical […]

Oleh Baturyn, a journalist from Kakhovka, Kherson region, takes a selfie in front of a gray fence with barbed wire on top. He then records a short video on his mobile phone: “I am standing in Kherson on Teploenerhetykiv Street 3, where I was brought from the Kherson Regional Administration on March 13. I have […]

On the sixth anniversary of the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová, the International Press Institute (IPI) and Central European Independent Media Network (CEE) members stand firm in solidarity with the families of Ján and Martina and all those who continue to seek full justice. In the wake of […]