Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Cyberattack on IPI: Evidence points to retaliation for press freedom work in Hungary
In early September, a series of DDoS attacks took the International Press Institute’s (IPI) website offline. Although the website is back online, IPI continues to face cyberattacks.
Hungary: DDoS attacks pose major new threat to media freedom
Since April 2023, at least 40 media websites – predominantly ones that are critical of the government – have faced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
Kosovo: Media freedom groups welcome ‘Klan Kosova’ court injunction decision
The court injunction stays the revocation of the business licence of ‘Klan Kosova’, an important legal ruling which blocks an effort by the government to shut down the country’s largest private television channel.
Palestine: Continued attacks on journalists covering Israeli military operations in West Bank
Israel must respect and protect journalist safety and hold those responsible for attacks on journalists to account.
Myanmar: IPI condemns sentencing of former publisher of independent outlet for sedition
“The Irrawaddy” has been a frequent target of the junta.
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.