Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI strongly condemns the murder of Mexican journalist in Veracruz State

Versión en español. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today denounced the gruesome murder of Mexican journalist Julio Valdivia and called for the authorities to hold those responsible accountable, as well as ensure the safety of all media professionals in one of the […]

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Italian journalist beaten over reporting on alleged judicial corruption

Authorities in Italy must conduct a thorough investigation into the death threats and brutal beating of journalist Michele Santagata in Cosenza and ensure his physical safety is guaranteed, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. At around 2.40pm on September 8, Santagata, a journalist and manager at online news outlet Iacchitè, was ambushed in broad […]

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Italian journalist beaten over reporting on alleged judicial corruption

Authorities in Italy must conduct a thorough investigation into the death threats and brutal beating of journalist Michele Santagata in Cosenza and ensure his physical safety is guaranteed, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. At around 2.40pm on September 8, Santagata, a journalist and manager at online news outlet Iacchitè, was ambushed in broad […]

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Convictions overturned and retrial ordered for murder of Serbian journalist Ćuruvija

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed dismay after a court in Belgrade overturned the convictions of those found guilty of the 1999 murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and ordered a retrial. Ćuruvija, an investigative reporter, owner of the Dnevni Telegraf […]

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