Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
![Zimbabwean Minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi signs the oath of office as President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on during the swearing in ceremony at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 December 2017, REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/zimbabwe-president-mnangagwa-press-freedom-reuters.jpg)
Future of press freedom in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe remains open
After a military intervention ended the 37-year rule of autocratic former President Robert Mugabe, journalists and media experts in Zimbabwe say it is still too early to tell whether the political transition will ultimately herald a more open environment for the press.
![A man reads a newspaper as he enters Kievskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia, 17 April 2017, REUTERS/Grigory Dukor](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/russia-attacks-journalists-intimidation-reuters.jpg)
Threats, attacks on independent voices growing as presidential election looms
Although the struggles that remaining independent media face in Russia are nothing new, observers have noted an increase in serious threats and attacks, many of which go unnoticed in the West and even in Moscow. IPI talked about this increase with journalists Nadezhda Azhgikhina and Artem Filatov.
![Activists from the Egyutt (Together) party tear down an ad by the Hungarian government against billionaire George Soros, in Budapest, 12 July 2017, AP Photo/Pablo Gorondi](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hungary-soros-ad-fake-news-orban-ap.jpg)
Hungarian taxpayers fund unique ‘fake news’ industry
The Hungarian government has built, using public funds, a well-oiled media machine dedicated to producing disinformation for propaganda purposes.
![26 year old Pakistani journalist Zeenat Shahzadi was kidnapped off the streets of Lahore in August 2015. , Facebook](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/zeenat-shahzadi-header-nov16.jpg)
The Pakistani government must release Zeenat Shahzadi from custody
Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi was recently recovered from a kidnapping. Rather than releasing her to her family, the Pakistani government is arbitrarily holding her in custody.
![People gather for a candlelight vigil in memory of Malta's journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Brussels, Belgium, 18 October 2017, REUTERS/Yves Herman](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/malta-daphne-caruana-journalist-killed-reuters.jpg)
International groups unite to demand justice in killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia
The killing of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb has sparked shock and outrage across Europe.
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Jordan seeks to muzzle watchdog over foreign funding
The Jordanian government’s move against the Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists is an attempt to stifle criticism and stigmatise independent NGOs, IPI says.
![Kadri Gursel, a columnist for "Cumhuriyet", and his wife Nazire Kalkan Gursel pose for photographers after his release from Silivri prison outside Istanbul, Turkey, 26 September 2017, Kurtulus Ari/Cumhuriyet via AP](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turkey-cumhuriyet-kadri-gursel-ap.jpg)
Turkey: Kadri Gürsel released, four remain behind bars in “Cumhuriyet” case
“We’re extremely glad that Kadri Gürsel was released after nearly 11 months, but equally disappointed our other colleagues were not. Monday’s proceedings, with a parade of witnesses offering irrelevant commentary instead of facts, demonstrated again how absurd this case is,” said IPI.
![Candles and floral tributes left for the victims of an attack at Turku Market Square in Turku, Finland, 19 August 2017, Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/finland-turku-stabbing-harassment-journalists-ap.jpg)
Journalists in Finland face ‘unprecedented’ levels of online abuse
A recent survey indicates that the level of online harassment of journalists in Finland is unprecedented. And in recent years the number of incidents originating from both far-right and anti-racist groups had increased.