The International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged the Nigerian government to ensure the security of media outlets and journalists following attacks on offices of five media houses in Lagos. The offices of The Nation, the country’s leading daily; the popular private television channel […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on Russian authorities in the eastern city of Khabarovsk to thoroughly investigate the kidnapping of journalist and blogger Sergey Plotnikov and immediately provide protection to ensure his safety. At around 8pm on October 15, Plotnikov, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned a shooting attack on the car of a journalist in Kosovo and called for a swift investigation by law enforcement authorities. At around midnight on Sunday, October 18, five or six bullets were fired at […]

On 16 October 2017, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta. Three years later we, the undersigned 19 international free expression, anti-corruption, civic participation, and journalists’ organisations, once again demand an end to impunity for this heinous attack. As alleged murder mastermind, Yorgen Fenech, is facing criminal proceedings and the three defendants charged with […]