Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Turkey (March 8, 2021) On March 8, 2021 we marked International Women’s Day in Turkey at the webinar “Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)” with leading Turkish feminists and journalists. The meeting brought together leading women activists and journalists to talk about gender-based violence, including online harassment and abuse against female journalists and its impact on press freedom. […] Read more »
Arrests of journalists in Belarus continue ahead of planned protests March 3, 2021 IPI Contributor Antonio Prokscha | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the continued repression of journalists in Belarus and called for the immediate release of the 12 currently imprisoned journalists who have been prosecuted for carrying out their professional duties. In the latest sign of the continuing crackdown, on the morning of March 22 a journalist working for the […] Read more »
Journalists arrested as protest crackdown intensifies in Myanmar March 2, 2021 IPI Contributor Antonio Prokscha | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the latest arrests of journalists covering protests in Myanmar and called for an end to all attacks on media in the country. Protests in Myanmar have intensified since the military coup and last weekend saw […] Read more »
Vietnam must release two journalists jailed for “abusing democratic freedom” February 25, 2021 IPI Contributor Loren Sandoval Arteaga | Leave a Comment Two journalists arrested in Vietnam for criticizing the government should be immediately released, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. On February 5, bureau chief of the online magazine Giao Duc Va Thoi Dai (Age and Education) Phan Bui Bao Thy and his associate Le Anh Dung were held for questioning by the police. Five […] Read more »
Belarus: Two Belsat journalists sentenced to penal colony for reporting rally February 18, 2021 | Leave a Comment Authorities in Belarus must immediately release Belsat TV journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva and camerawoman Darya Chultsova and end the brutal crackdown on media reporting on anti-government protests, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. On Thursday February 18, a judge delivered a guilty verdict against the two media workers and sentenced them to two years of […] Read more »
Serbia: Arsonists who targeted journalist must face justice February 10, 2021 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in urging the Second Basic Court in Belgrade to ensure access to justice in the case of Serbian journalist Milan Jovanovic, who in 2018 was the victim of an arson attack on his house in Belgrade after investigating cases […] Read more »
”Our work is to report in whatever situation”: Myanmar’s press finds new ways to do its job after coup February 10, 2021 IPI Contributor Riikka Maukonen | Leave a Comment It’s been just over a week since the military seized power in Myanmar, reversing the country’s transition to democracy and posing a grave threat to press freedom. The impact is already being felt on the country’s media, including the multimedia news organization Mizzima, which has already changed its headquarters and moved its heavy broadcasting equipment […] Read more »
Belarus: Call to European institutions over media crackdown February 9, 2021 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined other members of an NGO coalition to call on the European Commission, the European Council, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to adopt new sanctions and recommendations for Belarus in response to its brutal crackdown on media freedom. —————————————————————— Ursula Von der Leyen, President of […] Read more »
IPI welcomes release of journalist Mahmoud Hussein in Egypt February 6, 2021 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today welcomed the release of Al Jazeera journalist and IPI member Mahmoud Hussein from an Egyptian prison after more than four years. The Doha-based journalist had been held in Cairo’s notorious Tora prison after being arbitrarily detained […] Read more »
Government ad bans deepen Kashmir media’s agony February 5, 2021 IPI Contributor Riikka Maukonen | Leave a Comment For the past one-and-a-half years, Indian-administered Kashmir has been under a blanket of restrictions. In August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government repealed the region’s special autonomous status and split the state of Jammu Kashmir into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir; and Ladakh. To curb protests against the decision, the government imposed severe restrictions […] Read more »
Report Launch: MFRR Press Freedom Mission to Poland (Feb. 11, 2021) The International Press Institute (IPI) and its partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) held a webinar to present the findings of its recent international press freedom mission to Poland. The event brought together press freedom experts and interlocutors from the mission, including editors and human rights experts, to discuss the most significant developments […] Read more »
IPI demands release of all journalists detained in Belarus February 3, 2021 By IPI contributor Ilya Lobanov | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today demanded the immediate release of all the journalists and media workers remaining in custody in Belarus and called on the international community to condemn the Lukashenko regime for its brutal crackdown on media freedom and human rights. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for […] Read more »
Urgent protection required after assassination threats against Montenegro journalist Olivera Lakić January 29, 2021 | Leave a Comment The International Pres Institute (IPI) today joined its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) to write to the Prime Minister of Montenegro and other government and security officials to call for urgent police protection following assassination threats against journalist Olivera Lakić. ———————————————————— To, Prime Minister, Zdravko Krivokapić, Deputy Prime Minister, Dritan Abazović Minister […] Read more »
IPI condemns arrest of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi January 26, 2021 IPI Contributor Riikka Maukonen | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi and demanded his immediate release. Hamdi, who is known for his animations on social and political issues, was arrested early on January 25 after he had posted online […] Read more »
Free expression groups mark Charlie Hebdo anniversary January 26, 2021 The International Press Institute (IPI) today marked the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by joining with PEN International, its affiliates and 41 other free expression groups around the world in reaffirming a commitment to defend the right to freedom of expression. In an open letter, the […] Read more »
IPI condemns mass detentions of journalists covering Russia rallies January 25, 2021 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned mass detentions and violence against journalists covering the weekend’s nationwide protests in Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. IPI said the spate of arrests and violence against the press was yet another […] Read more »
Ethiopia expels New York Times journalist January 22, 2021 IPI Contributor Antonio Prokscha | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today vehemently condemned the Ethiopian government’s decision to expel The New York Times journalist Simon Marks describing it as an attempt to stifle the media. According to media reports, Simon Marks was summoned by the authorities on May 20 and […] Read more »
IPI urges release of Egyptian journalists Hamdi al-Zaeem and Ahmed Khalifa January 20, 2021 Riikka Maukonen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the imprisonment of Egyptian journalists Hamdi al-Zaeem and Ahmed Khalifa. Al-Zaeem, a freelance photojournalist, and Khalifa, a freelance reporter, have been detained in two separate cases since the beginning of January. According to news reports […] Read more »
China jails citizen journalists who reported on COVID-19 December 28, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the sentencing of Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist who reported from Wuhan about COVID-19. A court in Shanghai today convicted Zhang for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, a charge often levelled by the Chinese […] Read more »
IPI’s urgent appeal to release journalist Mahmoud Hussein December 22, 2020 | Leave a Comment His Excellency Mr. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi President Arab Republic of Egypt 22 December 2020 Urgent appeal to release journalist Mahmoud Hussein Your excellency, On behalf the members of International Press Institute (IPI), a Vienna-based global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, I would like to express IPI’s deep concern about […] Read more » TaggedAl Jazeera Egypt press freedom
In new ad, IPI renews call on Egypt to release Mahmoud Hussein December 21, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a full-page ad in The Washington Post calling on Egypt to release Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein and all other jailed journalists in the country. Hussein has now been arbitrarily detained in Egypt for four years. The Doha-based journalist was arrested by Egyptian authorities upon his arrival in […] Read more »
Journalist arrested in Vietnam for criticising government December 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today criticized the Vietnamese government for arresting freelance journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh and demanded his immediate release. According to media reports, Truong was arrested by the police on December 17 in Can Tho, a city in […] Read more » TaggedVietnam
In Thailand, digital media rise to report the struggle for democracy December 18, 2020 Jacqui Park | Leave a Comment As pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand, the authorities have reached back to lese-majeste laws to charge protest leaders for their speeches. Meanwhile, Thai media have reached for innovative ways to circumvent the crackdown and keep reporting the news, Jacqui Park writes. Freedom of expression and press freedom have come under pressure as pro-democracy protests continue […] Read more »
Montenegro: New government must prioritise and uphold press and media freedom December 17, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) in urging the new government of Montenegro to put press and media freedom high on its agenda as the country enters a new era. The call marks the launch of a new […] Read more »
IPI launches Global Journalism Project to strengthen network December 16, 2020 | Leave a Comment As the network of the world’s journalists, editors and media leaders, the International Press Institute (IPI) has been busy, reimagining journalism with 2020 vision. Since 1950, IPI has endured as the global forum for journalists and editors to discuss among themselves the challenges and opportunities of press freedom and the journalism that sustains democracy. As […] Read more » TaggedInternational Press Institute press freedom
#HRD2020: Let Turkey’s Journalists Report Freely December 7, 2020 | Leave a Comment Read this article on IPI’s FreeTurkeyJournalists website As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, the International Press Institute (IPI) is running a new campaign calling on Turkey and the international community to protect press freedom and let journalists report freely. Newspaper ads in Turkey and Europe this week will highlight the importance […] Read more »
IPI joins letter urging Merkel not to compromise on core EU values in budget stalemate December 4, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined other civil society organizations in writing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel urging her to ensure that respect for the rule of law and other core EU principles such as press freedom are not up for negotiation in the ongoing stalemate with Hungary and Poland over passing of the […] Read more »
Slovenia, SLAPPs and Silencing of the Media November 26, 2020 By IPI Contributor Aljaž Pengov Bitenc | Leave a Comment Zur deutschen Version The second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic in Slovenia has coincided with a perfect storm of wrong political priorities, a cavalier public attitude towards the coronavirus and disastrous government communication. At the same time, the team at Necenzurirano, a Slovenian investigative news portal, was facing a wave of their own: a series […] Read more »
G20 leaders should hold Saudi Arabia accountable for lack of press freedom November 19, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the leaders of the G20 nations to urge Saudi Arabia to bring the masterminds behind the gruesome of Jamal Khashoggi to justice. In a statement issued ahead of the G20 Summit in Riyadh scheduled […] Read more »
SLAPPs: EU law needed to protect journalists against gag lawsuits November 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment More and more journalists and civil society organisations are being sued by powerful businessmen and politicians. The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined a group of 87 organisations and media freedom groups calling on the EU to ensure those with a watchdog role are protected from gag lawsuits. —————— One hot spring afternoon in Malta, a journalist drove up […] Read more »
States placing disproprotionate restrictions on independent media, groups warn November 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, joined 16 other press freedom organizations in expressing concern over restrictions imposed on independent media by governments. The statement was issued as part of the global Media Freedom Coalition Advisory Network on the sidelines of the 2nd Global Media Freedom conference. […] Read more »
EU must end gag lawsuits to protect press freedom and fundamental rights November 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward by powerful actors (e.g. companies, public officials in their private capacity, high profile persons) to harass and silence those speaking out in the public […] Read more » TaggedEU Europe lawsuits SLAPP
Global Conference for Media Freedom 2020 The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, co-hosted today the second Global Conference for Media Freedom with Kabo Neale Sechele Morwaeng, Botswana’s Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration. “We live in a time of unprecedented challenges. Journalists play a critical role to protect and promote human rights, democracy and the freedom of […] Read more »
