Nepal: IPI urges government to respect press freedom, independent journalism May 31, 2023 | Leave a Comment The IPI global network today published an open letter to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal urging his government to take immediate and concrete action to protect and respect press freedom and ensure that the citizens of Nepal public can exercise their fundamental right to receive diverse, independent news and information. The letter highlights some of […] Read more »
India: IPI urges government to respect press freedom May 31, 2023 | Leave a Comment The IPI global network today published an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing our concerns about the alarming deterioration of press freedom in India. We urge his government to take immediate and concrete action to protect freedom of expression and media freedom and to ensure that the Indian public can exercise their fundamental right […] Read more »
Bangladesh: IPI urges government to respect press freedom, independent journalism May 31, 2023 | Leave a Comment The IPI global network today published an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing our concerns about the state of media freedom in Bangladesh. We urge her government to take immediate and concrete action to protect press freedom and ensure that the citizens of Bangladesh can exercise their fundamental right to receive diverse, independent […] Read more »
Pakistan: IPI calls on government to respect press freedom May 31, 2023 | Leave a Comment The IPI global network today published an open letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing concerns about the state of press freedom in Pakistan and urging his government to take immediate and concrete action to protect and respect press freedom and to ensure that the Pakistani public can exercise their fundamental right to receive diverse, […] Read more »
Sergey Podsytnik charged with disseminating “fake news” about the Russian army On 29 May 2023, officials at the Investigative Committee of Russia in Samara, a city in the Volga region, charged journalist Sergey Podsytnik with violating article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code, which bans the dissemination of information considered by Russian authorities to be “fake news”. If found guilty of committing the offence under normal […] Read more »
IPI General Assembly Resolution: Governments must ensure AI enables media freedom, healthy information ecosystems May 25, 2023 | Leave a Comment The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 72nd annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress on May 25, 2023 in Vienna, Austria, adopted by unanimous vote a resolution calling on governments to ensure AI is developed and deployed with strong human rights safeguards that protect media freedom and enable independent, […] Read more »
IPI General Assembly Resolution: State and non-state actors must cease ‘lawfare’ against the press May 25, 2023 | Leave a Comment The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 72nd annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress on May 25, 2023 in Vienna, Austria, adopted by unanimous vote a resolution calling on state and non-state actors to cease the weaponization of law to target journalists and to respect human rights principles and […] Read more »
New Frontiers: Democracy and the Information Ecosystem in the Age of AI The launch of ChatGPT tells us what we already knew: AI is hurrying in the next big disruption. What will it mean for our societies, for how we do journalism, and for our ability to access independent, credible, public interest information? [button link=”https://ipi.media/ipiwoco-recap-media-and-democracy-in-the-age-of-ai/” color=”custom” size=”large” stretch=”” type=”flat” shape=”round” target=”_blank” title=”” gradient_colors=”#006187|#006187″ gradient_hover_colors=”#042f40|#042f40″ accent_color=”#ffffff” accent_hover_color=”#ffffff” bevel_color=”” […] Read more »
Myanmar Now receives 2023 Free Media Pioneer award May 22, 2023 | Leave a Comment IPI (International Press Institute) and IMS (International Media Support) today announced that Myanmar Now, a trailblazing news organization dedicated to investigating and exposing human rights violations in Myanmar, is the recipient of the 2023 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award. In addition to recognizing Myanmar Now’s powerful human rights and public-interest reporting in particular, the awards […] Read more »
IPI, partners reaffirm continued solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners May 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment Today, marking the Day of the Political Prisoner in Belarus, the undersigned organisations reiterate our condemnation of the Lukashenko regime’s ruthless crackdown on civil society and independent media. We continue to stand in solidarity with courageous Belarusians who persist in their fight for freedom. The international community will keep demanding the unconditional release of all […] Read more »
Russian authorities interrogate Ladoga.ru editor-in-chief, search apartment On 18 May 2023, Russian security forces searched the apartment of Alexander Kalinin, the editor-in-chief of the St. Petersburg-based online media Ladoga.ru. According to Russian media, officials asked Kalinin about his attitude towards Ilya Ponomarev, a former opposition Russian MP who currently lives in exile in Kyiv. The IPI Weekly Digest Subscribe for press freedom […] Read more »
Press freedom and media innovation in the age of AI is the focus of the 2023 IPI World Congress, 25-26 May in Vienna May 12, 2023 | Leave a Comment Leading journalists, editors and publishers from over 80 countries and six continents, in person and online, will gather at the International Press Institute’s (IPI) World Congress and Media Innovation Festival 2023, taking place in Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier, from 25 – 26 May, to explore the rapidly evolving global and technological landscape for independent journalism. Participants will […] Read more »
One year on: IPI demands justice for killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh May 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment A year ago today, veteran Palestinian-American journalist and IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, sending shock waves through the journalism and human rights communities around the world. To date, there has been no accountability for this egregious crime. On the one-year anniversary of this killing, […] Read more »
IPI joins public call to protect press freedom in Burkina Faso and Mali May 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment The IPI global network has joined with 29 other local and international media groups and press defense organizations in calling on leading regional and international institutions to ensure that press freedom and freedom of expression are respected and protected in Mali and Burkina Faso. Both countries are currently under military-led regimes, which have targeted government […] Read more »
Media Freedom on the Line as Turkey Approaches Elections May 3, 2023 | Leave a Comment As Turkey prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections, press freedom and human rights groups demand that, whoever forms the next government, unwinding a decade of restrictions on media freedom must be a central priority for the country. Subscribe to Spotlight, IPI’s Turkey programme newsletter! … and get the latest on press freedom developments in Turkey. […] Read more »
Turkey: International groups demand release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, political party officials detained in pre-election crackdown April 25, 2023 | Leave a Comment Media freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights organisations call on Turkish authorities to stop the systematic harassment and intimidation of Kurdish journalists, media workers, media outlets, the lawyers that defend them, and Kurdish political party officials, give them access to legal counsel, disclose full details of charges brought and to ensure that they are […] Read more »
IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award: 10 trailblazing organizations shortlisted April 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) and IMS (International Media Support) are proud to announce this year’s shortlist for the IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award. These are 10 outstanding organizations on five continents that are blazing trails in defence of the public’s right to independent news. The IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award is presented to organizations […] Read more »
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui named 2023 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero April 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment IPI and IMS are proud to announce Mexican investigative journalist Carmen Aristegui as the recipient of the 2023 World Press Freedom Hero award. The award honours Aristegui’s decades of fearless reporting on corruption in Mexico regardless of the government in power, and her unyielding commitment to critical journalism in the face of targeted efforts to […] Read more »
Czech Republic: Efforts to fight disinformation grind to a halt April 20, 2023 By IPI contributor Tim Gosling | Leave a Comment In the final stretch of a bitter election campaign, presidential candidate Petr Pavel was forced to assure voters that he was still alive. Reports of the former general’s death may not have prevented him romping to victory in the Czech Republic’s January presidential election, but they were just one example of the “alarming” levels of […] Read more »
Journalist Svetlana Anokhina charged with discrediting the Russian Army On 18 April 2023, Russian independent media informed that authorities in the Russian region of Dagestan had opened a criminal investigation against journalist and activist Svetlana Anokhina, on charges of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces (Article 280.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). The probe was reportedly launched in relation to Instagram posts by Anokhina regarding […] Read more »
Vietnam must release journalist Nguyen Lan Thang April 18, 2023 By Lena Dal Santo, IPI Press Freedom Legal Researcher | Leave a Comment The IPI global network condemns the Vietnamese government’s decision to sentence journalist Nguyen Lan Thang to six years in prison. Judicial authorities must immediately release Nguyen Lan Thang and ensure Vietnamese courts are not used to stifle press freedom. Nguyen Lan Thang was convicted on April 12 by the Hanoi People’s Court of spreading “anti-state […] Read more »
Turkey: International groups condemn broadcast regulator role in punishing critical reporting ahead of elections April 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) and 20 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations call on Turkey’s broadcast regulator (RTÜK) to immediately stop fining broadcasters for their critical reporting. Journalists and broadcasters must be allowed to do their jobs of informing the public over critical issues and holding the government to account. Instead […] Read more »
Venezuela: Investigative journalist Ronna Rísquez receives threats after publishing a book April 11, 2023 IPI Contributor Karam Sleiman | Leave a Comment The IPI global network condemns the recent online threats against Venezuelan journalist Ronna Rísquez, and calls on the Venezuelan authorities to carry out a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into these threats and to ensure Rísquez and her family are protected. Rísquez is an investigative journalist who has over 20 years of experience covering violence, […] Read more »
Greece: Impunity continues two years after murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz April 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment Two years ago today, veteran Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz was assassinated in Athens. The International Press Institute (IPI) joins the undersigned partners in the Council of Europe’s Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists in honouring his memory. To mark the anniversary, we also renew our call on the Greek authorities […] Read more »
Letter: Kenya must protect media freedom investigate attacks on press April 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the relevant authorities in Kenya to ensure that all forms of press freedom violations that have occurred in the context of the ongoing protests are duly investigated and that all perpetrators of violence towards journalists are held accountable. The government must protect media freedom and the public’s right […] Read more »
The right to truth: IPI demands justice for killed journalists in Africa March 30, 2023 By Nompilo Simanje, IPI Africa Advocacy and Partnerships Lead | Leave a Comment On Friday, March 24, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims was commemorated. This day was observed at a time when there are key developments in the political, socio-economic, and legal environment across Africa that continue to restrict media freedom and freedom […] Read more »
IPI Africa Press Freedom Monitoring: Two journalists killed in January March 29, 2023 | Leave a Comment It was an alarming start to the year for press freedom in Africa, as two journalists were killed in the month of January — in Cameroon and Rwanda, respectively. These killings put a spotlight on the deteriorating conditions for journalists across the continent, as shown by IPI data on press freedom threats and violations. Cameroonian […] Read more »
Mozambique: IPI reiterates call on government to withdraw restrictive NGO law March 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment As Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi is in New York this week to chair high-level meetings of the U.N. Security Council, the IPI global network reiterates its call on his government to withdraw a controversial bill that could be used to restrict the work of civil society groups, which play a vital role in protecting press […] Read more » TaggedMozambique
Ireland: How the wealthy and powerful abuse legal system to silence reporting March 23, 2023 By IPI contributor Naomi O’Leary | Leave a Comment It was a scoop that packed a punch. As Ireland struggles with a grinding housing crisis that has made record numbers of people homeless, a young newspaper reporter discovered a landlord was planning a mass eviction – of an entire apartment block. The reporter spoke to the landlord’s public relations representative, asking for a comment, […] Read more »
Russia further tightens already repressive “fake news” and “discreditation” laws March 15, 2023 | Leave a Comment Days after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia adopted repressive legislation at full speed, aiming to criminalize any independent reporting or social media mentions of the war. Just over a year later, Russian lawmakers tightened these laws even further. On March 15, the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted […] Read more »
FSB detains Crimean Tatar citizen journalist, conducts rough search at family home On 15 March 2023, operatives of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) conducted a rough search in Urozhayne, a village in Crimea, at the home of Crimean Tatar citizen journalist Rolan Osmanov, who was then arrested and taken to the FSB headquarters in Simferopol, the capital of Russian-annexed Crimea. Osmanov was released by the next day, […] Read more »
IPI: Celebrating women leaders in media on International Women’s Day March 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, IPI is today celebrating the incredible women journalists in our global network who have dedicated their careers to digging out and telling important stories to their communities. Below we highlight some of the most inspiring and pioneering journalism being done around the world by women reporters, editors […] Read more »
Portugal: Acquittal of journalists represents important legal victory for press freedom March 7, 2023 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the court decision exonerating two experienced journalists over their reporting on a major judicial investigation into corruption as a vital legal victory for the freedom of the press in Portugal. On February 28, 2023, Carlos Rodrigues Lima, a journalist with Visão, and Henrique Machado, a reporter at TVI […] Read more »
