Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
EU should prioritise media reform and human rights in relations with Turkey
20 CSOs say failure to put reform of a hostile environment for journalism at the heart of future relations “would be a betrayal both of the Turkish public and of the EU’s values”.
South Korea must drop restrictions on journalists reporting from conflict zones
Photojournalist Jang Jin-young faces criminal charges and was fined for traveling to report on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Rights groups condemn violent attack on journalist Sinan Aygül
The assailants – whom Aygül identified as the mayor of Tatvan’s security guards – warned the journalist against reporting on the mayor. He was hospitalised as a result of his injuries.
Bangladesh: Second journalist killed this year
Golam Rabbani Nadim was attacked and beaten by a large group of individuals on the night of 14 June, while on his way home from work.
Fact-checkers threatened and harassed throughout Europe
Survey finds that 90% of fact-checking outlets in Europe have been the target of online harassment and smear campaigns.
One year on: IPI demands justice for killing of veteran ‘Al Jazeera’ journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Renewed call for accountability one year after journalist’s murder.
Almost 1,000 attacks on media freedom during Russia-Ukraine war
IPI’s War in Ukraine Press Freedom Tracker documents attacks on journalists, acts of censorship, arrests, criminal charges, and repressive new media legislation.
India: Government amends IT Rules to further restrict press freedom
The new IT Rules require platforms to remove content related to “any business” of the government deemed to be “fake or false or misleading” by a fact-checking agency of the government.