The International Press Institute (IPI) and other European and international press freedom and journalists’ organisations today wrote to Greek government and EU officials regarding the alarming cases of surveillance against Greek financial journalist Thanasis Koukakis.   Dear Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece Panagiotis Pikramenos, Deputy Prime Minister, Takis Theodorikakos, Minister of Civilian Protection, Konstantinos […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins nine European and international press freedom and freedom of expression organizations, members of the MFRR and their partners, in condemning the harassment of journalist Emilia Șercan, expressing serious concerns about the case and its implications for media freedom in Romania. Our sent today send an open letter to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed serious alarm over the confirmed surveillance of Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis for more than two months using a powerful spyware tool, Predator. IPI calls on the competent Greek law enforcement authorities to thoroughly investigate and publicly identify the source of the surveillance. On April 11 it was revealed […]

Today, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) publishes the report “Controlling the Message: Challenges for independent reporting in Greece”, which details the findings and recommendations of its online fact-finding mission to Greece. The mission, involving interviews with more than thirty local stakeholders, was implemented by the MFRR together with Reporters Without Borders in December 2021. […]