The IPI global network is deeply concerned by measures introduced in Pakistan’s newly amended cybercrime law, including provisions related to hate speech and misinformation, that can be used to target journalists and curtail press freedom.  We urge the government to revise the legislation in line with international human rights standards,  in consultation with the media community […]

As the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, Ukrainian journalists continue to face serious risks and threats related to their reporting on the war, the results of IPI’s three-year monitoring program show. Attacks by Russian forces on media offices and infrastructure, as well as cyberattacks, intensified over the past year, and at […]

On Friday, February 21, The International Press Institute and the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) will hold a public discussion in Kyiv titled “Three Years of Resistance: Freedom of Speech in the Face of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion”, dedicated to the realities faced by media and independent journalists in Ukraine. Event participants will contribute with new […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in urging Italian authorities to shed full light on the recent surveillance of an editor-in-chief in Italy and others using spyware technology developed by Israeli firm Paragon Solutions.  Our organisations are alarmed by the latest case of a journalist within […]