Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Pakistan’s new prime minister urged to safeguard media independence
Human rights groups asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure an end to attacks on independent media.
Six months after the murder of Ján Kuciak his killers still enjoy impunity
Kuciak, a journalist who investigated high-level corruption, was murdered at home alongside his fiancée in February. Officials have yet to confirm the motive or identify the murderers.
IFEX members call on EU leaders to support media freedom in Hungary
Concerns for press freedom have increased after the Prime Minister’s ally took over of the last domestically owned broadcaster.
Jailed Kurdish journalists more likely to be held far from their families
Holding Kurdish reporters hundreds of miles from their families, and from the courts where they are to be tried, prevents family visits and hinders access to legal support.
Pressure on media grows as poll date nears in Zimbabwe
Attacks on journalists multiply ahead of milestone general election
Assault on press to outlive Turkey’s state of emergency
Although the state of emergency is expected to be lifted on 18 July, the government this week dismissed 18,000 civil servants and closed three newspapers and one television station.
Kashmiri newspaper editor Syed Shujaat Bukhari gunned down
As a journalist for 25 years, Bukhari stood for dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
Turkey: “Zaman” newspaper journalists must be acquitted in political trial
IFEX members have been observing the trial of eleven Zaman reporters and columnists on terror-related charges; a verdict is expected at the next hearing on 5-6 July.