Verdict looms 10 years after Philippine press massacre July 14, 2019 IPI Contributor Jamie Wiseman | Leave a Comment Today the world marks the 10-year anniversary of the single deadliest attack on the media in modern times. On November 23, 2009, 32 journalists along with 26 civilians were kidnapped from their convoy by armed gunmen and brutally murdered in the Philippine province of Maguindanao. Some were beheaded, female reporters were raped, and all their […] Read more »
At London conference, new pledges not credible without action July 9, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has joined more than 25 other press freedom and media development organizations in a statement calling on participating states at this week’s Global Media Freedom Conference in London to take credible steps toward improving media freedom. Read […] Read more » Taggedconference media freedom press freedom UK
Brazil must ensure end to attacks on Glenn Greenwald July 9, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to condemn ongoing attacks by politicians in his party and others on investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald. Greenwald, co-founder of the news website The Intercept and a resident of Brazil, has faced […] Read more » TaggedBolsonaro Brazil Car Wash Glenn Greenwald press freedom Sergio Moro
New EU Parliament must protect press freedom July 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, urges the new Members of the European Parliament (MEP) to prioritize protecting press freedom and safety of journalists. “Meeting for the first time after the European Parliament elections, MEPs should set press freedom and safety of journalists as […] Read more » TaggedEU Parliament press freedom
IPI urges Morocco to release Taoufik Bouachrine July 1, 2019 IPI Contributor Giulia Shaughnessy | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called for the release of Moroccan editor Taoufik Bouachrine in line with the findings of the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. “The arrest and sentencing of Bouachrine, a well-known critic of both the Moroccan and Saudi Arabian […] Read more » TaggedBouachrine journalist Morocco press freedom
International coalition welcomes PACE resolution on Daphne Caruana Galizia June 28, 2019 | Leave a Comment We, the undersigned international freedom of expression organisations, welcome the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on 26 June, condemning the continued impunity for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and broader systemic rule of law shortcomings in Malta, and inter alia, calling for the launch of an […] Read more »
G20 press freedom guide June 27, 2019 IPI Contributors Abigail Gipson and Giulia Shaughnessy; IPI Staff | Leave a Comment The upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, Japan includes some of the world’s worst press freedom offenders. In anticipation of the forum, IPI has gathered a guide to the conditions of press freedom in some of the member states. Even at a glance, concerning trends emerge across countries, including police raids on newsrooms and failure to […] Read more » TaggedG20 journalism press freedom
Coalition finds ‘deteriorating’ press freedom in Albania June 21, 2019 | Leave a Comment Press freedom in Albania is “deteriorating”, a coalition of press freedom organizations including the International Press Institute (IPI) said today following a three-day mission to the southeastern European country. In its preliminary findings, the coalition highlighted numerous challenges to independent journalism in Albania, including unresolved physical attacks against journalists, smear campaigns targeting the critical press […] Read more » TaggedAlbania Edi Rama journalist media mission NGO press freedom
Oppressive new laws aid Egypt’s media crackdown May 30, 2019 IPI Contributor Madeleine Gandhi | Leave a Comment Last year, 19 journalists were jailed on “false news” charges in Egypt, and more than 30 journalists are currently believed to be behind bars. But while the International Press Institute (IPI) continues to press for their release, the Egyptian government under President Fattah el-Sisi is constructing a powerful legal framework to support its crackdown on […] Read more » TaggedEgypt journalist law media press freedom prison Sisi
Malta urged to implement findings of rule of law report May 29, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined an open letter to Maltese representatives at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressing support for the work of Pieter Omtzigt, the special rapporteur appointed by PACE to examine the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Omtzigt will present today his report on the rule […] Read more »
Egypt: IPI dismayed over delay in release of Mahmoud Hussein May 27, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today expressed dismay over the delay in the release of Al Jazeera journalist and IPI member Mahmoud Hussein from detention despite an order by a court in Egypt. A court in Egypt ordered the release of Mahmoud Hussein on May 23. As […] Read more » TaggedAl Jazeera Egypt jail journalist Mahmoud Hussein
Singapore passes ‘Orwellian’ law on ‘fake news’ May 9, 2019 IPI Contributor Madeleine Gandhi | Leave a Comment In-brief: • Singapore’s new fake-news laws grants government ministers the power decide what is true or false – and to remove content accordingly • Legal recourse against arbitrary government powers is expensive and cumbersome, with many independent journalists unable to pursue it • Existing legislation already grants Singapore’s government extensive control over mainstream print media […] Read more »
IPI urges ACHPR to secure release of jailed journalists in Egypt May 8, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, has called upon the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) to urge Egypt to release all imprisoned journalists. In a letter to both the ACHPR Chairperson, Soyata Maiga, and the vice chairperson and special rapporteur on Freedom of Expression […] Read more »
WPFD 2019: OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists visit IPI May 3, 2019 | Leave a Comment A combination of diplomatic engagement and judicial measures can be an effective strategy to promote press freedom, safety of journalists and raise the cost of impunity for crimes against journalists, International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Director Barbara Trionfi said at a meeting today between the OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalist and IPI […] Read more »
IPI joins international call on lifting ban on Wikipedia in Turkey April 29, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) together with human rights organizations: ARTICLE 19, ARTICOLO 21, Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Norwegian PEN, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, PEN International and P24 strongly condemn the ban as part of the Turkish government’s relentless campaign to silence independent media and restrict internet freedoms in the country. We […] Read more »
Pakistan’s Cyril Almeida named 71st IPI Press Freedom Hero April 24, 2019 | Leave a Comment Cyril Almeida, an editor and columnist with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper facing treason charges following his tenacious coverage of the Pakistani state’s patronage of militant groups, has been named the International Press Institute (IPI)’s 71st World Press Freedom Hero. IPI and International Media Support (IMS) also announced the Egyptian news site Mada Masr as the recipient […] Read more » TaggedCyril Almeida Dawn hero journalist Pakistan press freedom
Myanmar urged to protect media freedom in constitution April 11, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined a group of 20 global press freedom and human rights organizations in welcoming Myanmar’s creation of a Constitutional Amendment Committee tasked with supporting the country’s transition to democracy. The group is recommending specific changes to protect freedom of expression and media freedom in the constitution. Despite a promising […] Read more » Taggedconstitution Myanmar press freedom reform
Nicaragua’s exiled journalists aren’t staying silent on media repression March 29, 2019 Matilda Jokinen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment Working conditions for Nicaraguan journalists have gone from bad to worse under the repressive regime of President Daniel Ortega. Following the start of a national protest movement on April 18, 2018, attacks on press freedom increased. Between April and December 2018, there were over 700 attacks on Nicaraguan journalists, according to monitoring conducted by the […] Read more » Taggedattack journalist Matilda Jokinen Nicaragua Ortega press freedom
Famed Ghana undercover journalist demands justice for colleague’s murder March 22, 2019 IPI Contributor Madeleine Gandhi | Leave a Comment The murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an investigative reporter at Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s organization Tiger Eye PI, is no closer to being solved. After exposing corruption in African football last year, Ahmed was killed in Accra, Ghana, on January 16th by unidentified gunmen on motorbikes while returning home from work. Over two months later, the investigation […] Read more » TaggedAhmed Husain-Suale Anas Anas Ghana journalist murder Tiger Eye
Honduras’s enduring press freedom crisis March 18, 2019 IPI Contributor Jamie Wiseman | Leave a Comment With a population of just over nine million people, the small central American country of Honduras is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Over the last decade alone at least 40 have been murdered in connection with their work, according to International Press Institute (IPI) data, making it the […] Read more » TaggedHonduras impunity JOH journalist laws press freedom
In Kenya, increasingly critical media see growing attacks March 12, 2019 Matilda Jokinen, Helsingin Sanomat Founation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment The year 2018 was a difficult one for press freedom in Kenya. Physical and verbal attacks against journalists increased. At the end of January, the government temporarily shut down several independent TV stations. Journalists, human rights organizations and the Media Council of Kenya repeatedly expressed their concerns over the deteriorating state of press freedom. One […] Read more » TaggedKenya Matilda Jokinen media council press freedom safety Salim Amin
Rising Attacks on the Press: A Global Scourge (Geneva, March 19) Around the world press freedom is under serious threat. In recent months, the brutal murders of Jamal Khashoggi, Ahmed Hussein-Suale in Ghana and Rafael Murúa Manríquez in Mexico, among others, show the trend of growing violence against the press. Nine journalists have been killed in the first five weeks of 2019 alone. As many as […] Read more »
Resolution: Turkey: The myth of domestic legal remedy February 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment A total of 47 MEPs and 14 press freedom and free expression organizations led by the International Press Institute (IPI) and Green MEP Rebecca Harms have joined a resolution underscoring the lack of effective domestic legal remedies for journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown. The resolution follows a roundtable held under Chatham House Rules on […] Read more »
IPI condemns arrest of Philippine editor Maria Ressa February 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today strongly condemned the arrest of Maria Ressa, founder of the news website Rappler, by the Philippine authorities on libel charges. Ressa was arrested today in Manila by National Bureau of Investigation officials in connection with a “cyber libel” case filed […] Read more »
Report: Urgent action needed to protect press freedom in Europe February 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment Press freedom in Europe is more fragile now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. That is the alarming conclusion of a report launched today by the 12 partner organizations of the Council of Europe Platform to promote the protection of Journalism and safety of journalists. The report, “Democracy at Risk”, […] Read more »
IPI now accepting nominations for 2019 Hero and Pioneer awards February 8, 2019 | Leave a Comment Send in your nominations for the 2019 World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards! The International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) are now accepting nominations for the 2019 IPI World Press Freedom Hero Award and the 2019 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award. The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2019. […] Read more »
Finland sets precedent in sentencing journalists’ harassers February 7, 2019 Sanna Pekkonen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment Despite working in a country that routinely tops press freedom rankings, Finnish journalists increasingly face a new threat to press freedom: online harassment. And until recently in the country, harassment campaigns against journalists had largely gone unpunished. The year 2018, however, saw a positive shift, with courts handing down convictions for abusive online attacks and […] Read more »
Cambodia media stranglehold continues despite propaganda February 4, 2019 Matilda Jokinen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment On January 11, over 4,000 people, including hundreds of journalists, gathered in Phnom Penh for a “solidarity dinner” organized by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. It was the third time that the prime minister had hosted this now-annual event intended to strengthen relations between journalists and the government. “The progress of the nation cannot be […] Read more »
IPI condemns killing of Ghana reporter January 17, 2019 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today condemned the killing of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, also known as Ahmed Divela, an investigative journalist working for the organization Tiger Eye in Ghana. Hussein-Suale was shot dead the night of Wednesday, January 16 by unidentified assailants in Accra, Ghana’s capital, while […] Read more »
Ghana fails to secure justice for murdered journalist January 17, 2019 | Leave a Comment Three years after the killing of Ghana journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the IPI global network expresses deep concern over the lack of progress in the murder investigation. Hussein-Suale, an investigative journalist working for the organization Tiger Eye, was shot dead on January 16, 2019, by unidentified assailants while on his way home from work in Accra, […] Read more »
#IJ4EU cross-border investigative stories hit the headlines January 15, 2019 | Leave a Comment Child abuse. Russian spying. Embezzlement of EU funding. Cancer tourism. Climate change denialism. European funding for dictators. A wave of new investigative stories supported by the International Press Institute (IPI)’s IJ4EU fund have hit the news, underscoring the value of financial support for investigative journalism in the public interest. Read below for some of the […] Read more »
Pioneering film on online abuse against women journalists opens in Vienna December 11, 2018 | Leave a Comment A full house of nearly 300 people attended yesterday’s world premiere in Vienna’s Stadtkino of the documentary film “A Dark Place”, which reveals the extent and impact of online abuse against female journalists and the risk it poses to pluralism and freedom of expression. The film, produced by the Office of the Representative of Freedom […] Read more »
Create conditions for independent media to flourish, IPI exhorts Turkey December 7, 2018 | Leave a Comment In spite of repeated promises by the government of Turkey that press freedom would be restored in the country following the lifting of the state of emergency this past July, journalists have seen no signs of greater respect for their right to practice their profession independently and without fear of retaliation. This is the gloomy […] Read more »
