Advocacy Thailand: IPI urges government to drop cross-border defamation charges against Murray Hunter December 4, 2025 The IPI global network is deeply concerned by the Thai government’s decision to pursue criminal defamation charges against journalist Murray Hunter on behalf of the Malaysian government. IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all charges immediately, and calls for an end to the alarming rise of transnational repression in Southeast Asia. Australian journalist Murray Hunter […] Read more »
Ukraine: Peace plan must ensure accountability for crimes against journalists December 4, 2025 As negotiations continue over a peace plan to end the Russian war on Ukraine, Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organisations strongly oppose any proposals on granting amnesty for potential war crimes committed in the course of Russia’s full-scale invasion, especially for those against journalists. Our organisations renew our demand that those responsible for […] Read more »
Launch of the Joint Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, Freedom of Expression, and Media Freedom Launch of the 2025 joint declaration of the special mandates on freedom of expression of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, focused on freedom of expression, media freedom, and AI. Stay informed. Stay engaged. Join […] Read more »
Defending press freedom in the new world order 2025 dealt a harsh blow to multilateralism and to the rights-based global order that has served as the foundation for a wide body of international laws and mechanisms safeguarding press freedom and human rights for nearly a century. A new multipolar world is taking shape, as global human rights bodies, laws, and norms are under […] Read more »
Cracking the authoritarian playbook Autocratic models of capturing and controlling the media continue to spread, even to countries once considered beacons of media freedom. Can we crack the code behind this playbook? And in doing so, can we future-proof media ecosystems and guarantees for human rights before it’s too late? Stay informed. Stay engaged. Join thousands of journalists who […] Read more »
Advocacy Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludes November 26, 2025 This seventh international press freedom mission to Türkiye, held in Ankara from 24 to 26 November 2025, was led by the International Press Institute (IPI) and included Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19 Europe, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) as part […] Read more »
Story Matters: News entrepreneurs in a disruptive age (Part 2) November 24, 2025 On October 24, we kicked off the Media Innovation Festival 2025 in Vienna’s Schönbrunn Apothekertrakt. Ryan Powell (Head of media innovation and business, IPI) opened the day, introducing the 4 years of Media Innovation Festival impact, and drawing a through-line for the 2 days to come: a celebration of experimentation and solutions. Story Matters: News […] Read more »
Advocacy Tanzania: IPI strongly condemns attacks on journalists amid post-election protest crackdown November 21, 2025 The IPI global network strongly condemns the violence and attacks on journalists by authorities during election-related protests in Tanzania in late October. Three journalists were killed, and several were arrested, amid a violent crackdown on protestors in which at least 700 people were killed. We welcome the inquiry into the widespread killings and call for […] Read more » Taggedattack on journalists elections killed journalists protests
Advocacy India: IPI, partners demand urgent protection for journalist Rana Ayyub following death threats November 20, 2025 The International Press Institute joins nine press freedom organizations in urging Indian authorities to take immediate steps to protect Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub and her father amid escalating threats to her and her family’s lives. We call on police to open a formal investigation into the threats to ensure perpetrators are held accountable. Read […] Read more »
Advocacy Georgia: IPI denounces appeals court verdict against Mzia Amaglobeli November 19, 2025 The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemns the recent appeal court verdict upholding the two-year prison sentence handed down to IPI member and World Press Freedom Hero Mzia Amaglobeli. As the defense plans to appeal this verdict to the Supreme Court, IPI continues to demand its overturn and Mzia’s immediate release. On November 18, […] Read more »
International Women’s Day 2025 IPI celebrates International Women’s Day 2025 To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, IPI is proud to celebrate some of the remarkable women media leaders from our global network. From our first female member to the courageous collective of journalists, innovators, and media leaders we are honoured to include in our network today, these […] Read more »
Advocacy EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom action November 13, 2025 The International Press Institute today joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in welcoming the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlighting key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate countries moving forward. The MFRR organisations welcome the sharpening of criticism of certain countries engaging in egregious media freedom […] Read more »
Advocacy Cameroonian journalist Hans Achomba missing since November 5, 2025 November 11, 2025 We, the undersigned organisations, express our deep concern over the disappearance of freelance journalist Hans Achomba since November 5, 2025. To date, his whereabouts remain unknown. We urge the police to investigate the matter and ascertain his whereabouts swiftly. Before his disappearance, Achomba was questioned by the police on Monday, November 3, over his reporting […] Read more » TaggedCameroon journalist disappearance journalist missing
Advocacy IPI, partners, sign joint letter urging Angola to reconsider proposed law on Dissemination of False Information on the Internet November 7, 2025 IPI joined 37 other partners from across the globe to raise concerns about the proposed legislation prohibiting “false information” in Angola. If passed in its current form, the legislation can be weaponized to target journalists and will undermine freedom of the press. READ THE LETTER BELOW Honorable Minister Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira Ministry of […] Read more » Taggeddisinformation fake news law false information legislation
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, IPI calls on states to uphold obligations under international law November 2, 2025 As the world marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, IPI today calls on the international community to take urgent and concrete steps to end the global crisis of impunity and uphold their obligations under international law to investigate, prosecute, and punish crimes committed against members of the media. We reiterate our […] Read more »
IPI General Assembly Resolution: States, world leaders must exercise political will to tackle the global crisis of impunity for crimes against journalists October 25, 2025 The following resolution was adopted by the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) on October 15, 2025 by unanimous vote of those present at the 74th annual General Assembly, and presented at the IPI World Congress on October 25, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Around the world, journalists are threatened, attacked, and killed – and […] Read more » Taggedcrimes against journalists impunity
IPI General Assembly Resolution: States, world leaders must recommit to the value of independent media as the cornerstone of free societies October 25, 2025 The following resolution was adopted by the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) on October 15, 2025 by unanimous vote of those present at the 74th annual General Assembly, and presented at the IPI World Congress on October 25, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. IPI was founded 75 years ago on the belief that a […] Read more » Taggedindependent journalism
IPI 75 Bookshelf: 75 books to celebrate press freedom and independent journalism IPI 75 Bookshelf Illustration: Smaranda Tolosano 75 books to celebrate press freedom and independent journalism As the International Press Institute (IPI) celebrates its 75th anniversary, our team has compiled a list of 75 must-read books related to press freedom and independent journalism. All published in the last century, our list includes memoirs, non-fiction, and fiction […] Read more »
Advocacy In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan October 15, 2025 On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the International Press Institute (IPI) joins press freedom and journalists’ groups in calling on Malta’s authorities to set up a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety. IPI and the undersigned groups reiterate our calls for all […] Read more »
Spotlight: Imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero October 14, 2025 On August 6, 2025, following more than 200 days in unjust pretrial detention and a highly-politicized trial, Georgian journalist and IPI member Mzia Amaglobeli was sentenced to two years in prison as the world watched and protesters gathered outside a courtroom in Batumi, Georgia. She is the first female journalist to be imprisoned in Georgia’s […] Read more »
Spotlight: Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero October 14, 2025 Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti has built a career out of investigating and exposing corruption and holding the powerful to account. His work has brought down presidents and exposed some of Peru and Latin America’s biggest corruption scandals. Now he faces a fresh legal battle against those unhappy with his uncanny ability to shine a light […] Read more »
Spotlight: Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero October 14, 2025 Hong Kong was once known as a safe haven for journalists, boasting a free and vibrant press. That changed dramatically over the past decade, as Beijing sought to impose its authoritarian rule on the territory, dismantling press freedom and free expression in the process. Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, whose media titles had long challenged […] Read more »
Spotlight: Victoria Roshchyna posthumously named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero October 14, 2025 In the summer of 2023, Victoria Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian freelance journalist, left her home in Kyiv and traveled to Russian-occupied Zaporizhia in Ukraine’s southeast on a reporting trip meant to uncover and investigate Russian war crimes. Tragically, she instead became a victim of one of the very crimes she had hoped to expose. Known […] Read more »
Spotlight: Ethiopia Insider founder Tesfalem Waldyes named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero October 14, 2025 On June 8, 2025, plainclothes police officers detained Ethiopian journalist Tesfalem Waldyes at a hotel in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. The officers took him to a nearby police station, where he was forced to spend the night on a chair. Two days later, he appeared before a court, where authorities accused Tesfalem, the co-founder […] Read more »
Advocacy Georgia: As ruling party intensifies crackdown, media freedom groups demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalism October 10, 2025 IPI is joined by the undersigned media freedom, journalists’, and freedom of expression organisations in strongly condemning the intensifying crackdown on Georgian journalists and press freedom defenders who continue to face institutional repression and physical attacks. As the Georgian Dream (GD) regime’s Prime Minister explicitly promises to stifle dissent, we reiterate our urgent call for […] Read more »
Seven distinguished journalists named recipients of the 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero award October 9, 2025 Seven extraordinary journalists from Georgia, the United States, Gaza, Peru, Hong Kong, Ukraine, and Ethiopia have been named the 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Heroes for their exceptional courage and resilience in the fight for free media. Many have faced imprisonment, repression, and relentless efforts to silence their work, yet they have continued to report […] Read more »
Advocacy IPI jointly calls on Member States to back EU action in response to killing of journalists in Gaza September 30, 2025 The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined press freedom and journalist organizations in writing to the governments of Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy urging them to support a partial or full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in order to protect journalists in Gaza and to advance access to independent reporting. The signing of the […] Read more »
Advocacy Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms September 26, 2025 On 24-26 September, IPI joined a press freedom mission to Bulgaria organized by the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR). This statement presents the mission’s preliminary findings and recommendations. Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with […] Read more »
Advocacy Ukraine: IPI concerned about new law on defamation September 26, 2025 The IPI global network today expresses concern regarding proposed changes to Ukraine’s civil code, which would greatly broaden the scope of the country’s legislation on defamation, and seriously restrict the work of independent journalists. On September 21, a draft bill was published on the parliament’s website, attracting the criticism of investigative outlet Bihus.Info and of […] Read more »
Meet 10 news organizations joining Local News Accelerator 2025 September 24, 2025 The 2025 Local News Accelerator, now in its third edition, is part of IPI’s media innovation portfolio, which supports digital innovation in local and niche news organizations around the world, assisting each media’s near and long-term viability through editorial innovation, and operational and business development. This year, we received a record number of 143 applications […] Read more »
Advocacy Albania: IPI joins media freedom groups in sending an open letter to Parliament urging improved access for journalists September 19, 2025 IPI joins SafeJournalists Network, the partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and Albanian media freedom organisations, in sending an open letter to the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Niko Peleshi. In the letter, the media freedom groups raise serious concerns over proposals by the parliamentary majority to restrict journalists’ […] Read more »
Advocacy Moldova: fears for press freedom in case of pro-Russian victory September 17, 2025 On June 23 to 27, the International Press Institute (IPI), representing the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium, conducted a press freedom mission to the Republic of Moldova, to assess the situation of press freedom in the country ahead of crucial parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28. Multiple interviews with journalists, press freedom activists and […] Read more »
Virtual Newsroom Visit to Liceulice, Serbia https://youtu.be/ZRoXvRyaj_Y IPI’s Local News & Innovation Network hosted a virtual newsroom visit to Liceulice on October 15, 11:00 CET. Meet Liceulice (meaning The Face of the Street), a monthly street paper from Serbia that has existed for more than 15 years, serving as a platform dedicated to strengthening civic activism, solidarity and emancipation. Each issue […] Read more »
