Fresh attacks worsen climate of hostility against journalists covering protests across Europe May 11, 2020 | Leave a Comment Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners raise further concerns about continued violence against journalists covering protests and demonstrations across European Union (EU) Member States and Candidates in 2020 and call for increased protection, police training and oversight, as well as broader respect for media freedom. In the first six months of the year, MFRR partners […] Read more »
New ‘fake news’ law stifles independent reporting in Russia on COVID-19 May 8, 2020 | Leave a Comment During the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of states around the world have implemented criminal measures aimed at combatting the spread of misinformation about the virus on the internet and social media. For many governments, these vaguely defined laws are part of an ill-judged reaction to tackling an increase of rumours and incorrect information online during the […] Read more »
#WPFD Webinar: Freedom and safety during the pandemic (May 13, 2020) [button link=” https://www.facebook.com/AJHumanRightsAR/videos/942834809485683″ color=”custom” size=”large” stretch=”” type=”flat” shape=”round” target=”_blank” title=”” gradient_colors=”#d5cb0b|#d5cb0b” gradient_hover_colors=”#86800c|#86800c” accent_color=”#ffffff” accent_hover_color=”#ffffff” bevel_color=”” border_width=”” icon=”” icon_divider=”yes” icon_position=”left” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” alignment=”center” class=”homepage-banner-btn” id=””] Missed the event? Watch the video recording[/button] On the occasion of 2020 World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera Center for Public Liberties and Human Rights and Al Jazeera […] Read more »
Azerbaijan abuses quarantine rules to jail critical journalists and bloggers April 23, 2020 IPI Advocacy Officer Jamie Wiseman | Leave a Comment Authorities in Azerbaijan should immediately release three journalists detained on spurious charges while reporting on COVID-19 and stop abusing quarantine rules to silence criticism, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Over the past two weeks, courts have jailed three different journalists and detained another as they were reporting on the implications of the government’s […] Read more »
IPI condemns arrest of Hong Kong media executive Jimmy Lai April 20, 2020 | Leave a Comment The arrest of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper, signals an increased effort by China to stifle independent media in the territory, the International Press Institute (IPI) warned today. Lai, 71, founder of the Next Media group, which owns the Apple Daily and numerous other newspapers, digital news websites and magazines […] Read more » Taggedarrested censorship democracy Hong Kong International Press Institute IPI journalist press freedom
Uncharted waters: media freedom under COVID-19 April 17, 2020 | Leave a Comment Global press freedom is entering uncharted waters. As governments around the world scramble to stop the spread of the COVID-19 and protect the health of their citizens, states of emergency are being announced and extensive restrictions put in place. Wide-ranging limits on freedoms are being implemented on a scale not seen in peacetime. In a […] Read more »
IPI condemns death sentence for four Yemeni journalists April 16, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged the U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen to intervene in the case of four journalists sentenced to death by Houthi rebels last week. IPI this week condemned the sentencing of four journalists to death by a […] Read more » Taggeddeath sentence International Press Institute IPI journalists press freedom Ymen
Over 80 groups demand release of jailed journalists in Africa amid pandemic April 8, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, joined 80 other press freedom and human rights organizations from all over the world to call on 10 African countries to release all journalists from prison amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint letter […] Read more » TaggedAfrica covid-19 imprisoned journalists international organisations International Press Institute IPI jailed journalists press freedom
Blog: Bangladesh journalist’s nightmare ordeal exposes troubling media climate April 7, 2020 Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow, Minna Heikura | Leave a Comment Watchdog journalism is an essential element of democracy, providing a check on those in power. In Bangladesh, however, rather than being recognized for their important work, journalists exposing corruption risk being targets of retaliation. Recent International Press Institute (IPI) interviews with a human rights activist and two senior journalists in the country reveal a troubling […] Read more »
European media freedom suffers under COVID-19 response April 3, 2020 IPI Advocacy Officer Jamie Wiseman | Leave a Comment At a time when a free and vibrant media is more important than ever, governments in Europe are increasingly taking advantage of emergency legislation aimed at tackling the coronavirus to push through restrictions which seriously erode press freedom. According to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), over the past few weeks an alarming number of […] Read more »
Covid-19: IPI urges Egypt to release all detained journalists April 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment للاطلاع على التقرير باللغة العربية The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged Egypt to release all detained journalists amid concerns over the spread of Covid-19 in prisons. More than 60 journalists are currently being detained in different Egyptian prisons, which are overcrowded […] Read more » TaggedAbdel Fattah al-Sisi arrested journalists coronavirus covid-19 Egypt imprisoned journalists International Press Institute IPI press freedom
ACHPR queries Egypt about detained journalist Al-Yammani April 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment للاطلاع على التقرير باللغة العربية The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has welcomed the intervention of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in the case of detained Egyptian journalist Mohamad Al-Yammani. A statement published on the website of the ACHPR said […] Read more »
COVID-19: Abuse of emergency powers to stifle media grows April 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment In a bid to control information about the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments around the world are using emergency powers to stifle independent media. According to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), governments, especially those with existing authoritarian tendencies, are taking advantage of emergency legislation to crackdown on media freedom, frequently on the pretext […] Read more » Taggedcoronavirus covid-19 emergency powers fake news independent journalists International Press Institute IPI press freedom
How IPI members are facing the COVID-19 challenge: Japan April 1, 2020 | Leave a Comment Hiroshi Komatsu, Editor-in-Chief, The Mainichi Shimbun, Japan I think there are three challenges for journalists to cover the Coronavirus. First, we are not able to have an enough access to those who are infected or the hot spot where the “overshoot” occurred like Wuhan in China, mainly because we take the safety of journalists into consideration. Consequently, […] Read more »
Council of Europe must ensure press freedom is protected March 31, 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 Europe’s top human rights and democracy organization to protect free flow of information and ensure that media freedom is guaranteed as states strive to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. IPI joined with nine other press […] Read more » Taggedcoronavirus Council of Europe covid-19 Europe International Press Institute IPI press freedom
Mexico: Setbacks to freedom of expression in 2020 March 31, 2020 | Leave a Comment One year after an International Mission to Mexico, the government has failed to fulfil its commitments, and the freedom of expression situation in the country is worsening. Mexico City, 12th November 2020 – In November 2019, a coalition of 17 international organisations dedicated to defending and promoting freedom of expression and information (ISCO SOJ Coalition[1]) […] Read more »
Hungary: Press freedom threatened as Orbán handed new powers March 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed serious concern over the passing of new legislation handing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sweeping new powers to rule by decree and tighten his control over the country’s media amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On April […] Read more » Taggedcoronavirus covid-19 Fidesz Hungary International Press Institute IPI Orban
IPI urges Guinea to investigate attacks on journalists covering election March 30, 2020 Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow, Minna Heikura | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned attacks on journalists in Guinea during parliamentary elections earlier this month and urged the authorities to investigate the attacks and hold the perpetrators to account. On March 22, delayed parliamentary polls and a constitutional referendum […] Read more » Taggedattacks election Guinea International Press Institute IPI journalists press freedom
Europe’s leaders must protect free flow of information to tackle COVID-19 March 25, 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 European leaders to protect free flow of information and ensure that media freedom will be guaranteed as states strive to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. IPI joined together with eight other press freedom bodies to […] Read more »
Hungary: European Commission must take firm stance to defend media freedom March 23, 2020 | Leave a Comment Vera Jourova, Vice President, European Commission Commissioner for Values and Transparency 23.03.2020 ————————— Dear Commissioner Jourova, On behalf of the International Press Institute, the global network of leading editors, journalists and media executives for press freedom, I am writing to express our profound concerns about the dangers of certain European governments taking advantage of the […] Read more »
IPI urges Egypt to release journalist Mohamad Al-Yammani March 20, 2020 IPI Contributor Ayman Al-Rachid | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed grave concern over the disappearance in police custody of Egyptian freelance journalist Mohamed Al-Yammani, who has not been seen since his arrest in December last year. According to Al-Yammani’s family, police raided their house in […] Read more »
Journalism in Kashmir: State of repression March 17, 2020 Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow, Minna Heikura | Leave a Comment Just one day after The Hindu last August published a report on what was described as “revolving door arrests in Kashmir”, Peerzada Ashiq, the newspaper’s correspondent in the region, heard a knock on his own door. It was a police summons. When Ashiq arrived at the station, he was questioned for about an hour about […] Read more »
IPI condemns police attacks on Malawi journalists March 12, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today condemned Tuesday’s attack on journalists by police in the Malawian capital Lilongwe. According to information gathered by IPI from local sources, police officials assaulted four journalists: Hebert Katanda from Luntha Television, Malumbo Ngwira of MIJ FM, Julius […] Read more »
IPI urges Pakistan to commit to open discussion on social media rules March 9, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged the government of Pakistan to have an open and transparent discussion with stakeholders on controversial new social media regulations. In January, the Pakistani government introduced new rules to regulate all social media usage in the […] Read more »
IPI urges Egypt to release journalist Ahmed Sabaie March 5, 2020 IPI Contributor Ayman Al-Rachid | 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 journalist Ahmed Sabaie on February 29 on the same alleged crimes for which he was imprisoned in 2013. Sabaie, a member of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate and a reporter at Afaq […] Read more »
EU and Member States must create safe environment for journalists reporting in Greece March 5, 2020 | Leave a Comment Download the joint statement Physical attacks, online harassment and censorship: In recent days, media freedom organisations have shed light on threats against journalists reporting on the arrival of migrants into Greece. These attacks are taking place in a context of violence against migrants and those supporting them, such as NGOs and self-organised groups. They restrict […] Read more »
Azerbaijan: IPI welcomes ECtHR judgment in Khadija Ismayilova case February 27, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today welcomed the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova and called on Azerbaijan to implement it. The ECtHR today ruled that the 2014 arrest, detention and prosecution of Ismayilova […] Read more »
Tanzania journalist freed on condition of steep fine February 27, 2020 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, expressed dismay over the plea bargain that Tanzania journalist Erick Kabendera was forced to sign this week to secure his release after seven months in prison. Kabendera, an award-winning journalist, walked out of the prison on February […] Read more »
IPI urges Egypt to release journalist Badr Mohammad Badr February 26, 2020 By IPI Contributor Ayman Al-Rachid | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned Egyptian authorities’ decision to seek a retrial against an Egyptian journalist, Badr Muhammad Badr, who was ordered freed in December by the country’s Surpreme Court. “The Supreme Court issued Badr’s release on December 3, before […] Read more »
IPI urges China to provide information on missing citizen journalists February 18, 2020 Minna Heikura, 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 called on Chinese authorities to provide information on the location and condition of two missing citizen journalists who had been covering the coronavirus epidemic. IPI also urged the authorities to ensure that journalists are able to […] Read more » TaggedChen Qiushi China coronavirus Fang Bin International Press Institute IPI journalists missing press freedom
IPI urges investigation in attack on Russian journalist in Chechnya February 11, 2020 Minna Heikura, 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 attack on Russian investigative journalist Yelena Milashina and her lawyer Marina Dubrovina and urged authorities to carry out a full investigation in the case and bring those responsible to justice. Milashina, a well-known and […] Read more »
Slovak opinion writer charged with ‘defaming’ religious believers February 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment Slovak prosecutors should drop charges against an opinion writer accused of defaming religious believers, the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, said today. The opinion writer, Michal Havran, is accused of defaming the faith of Catholic believers through a 2018 article in which he mocked and sharply […] Read more »
Egypt moves to brand ‘opposition’ media as terrorist entities February 7, 2020 IPI Contributor Jamie Wiseman | Leave a Comment Egyptian lawmakers should reject legislation that would allow media outlets to be branded as “terrorist entities”, the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, said today. Last week, the Egyptian parliament’s legislative and constitutional affairs committee approved an amendment to the Egyptian penal code which would […] Read more » TaggedAbdel Fattah al-Sisi amendment Egypt entities freedom independent IPI jail journalists law media newspaper Parliament Prasad press prison radio Sisi State Security Prosecution terrorism terrorist tv
