IPI

October 14, 2024

Sharpening the Repression: Iran Sentences Journalists Over Mahsa Amini Coverage

October 14, 2024 – Iran – Tehran’s judicial authorities upheld five-year prison sentences for journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, marking a severe escalation in Iran’s […]
October 4, 2024

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico Files SLAPP Lawsuit Against Prominent Editor

October 04, 2024 – Slovakia –  Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico initiated a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) targeting Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, and […]
October 3, 2024

Press Freedom in Georgia Threatened by Polarization and Political Pressure

October 03, 2024 – Georgia –  A recent press freedom mission to Georgia by international media watchdogs, including the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform […]
October 2, 2024

Six Years On: Khashoggi’s Murder Remains Unpunished, Global Outcry Persists

October 02, 2024 – Turkey/Saudi Arabia –  Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul—lured for consular paperwork, strangled, and dismembered […]
October 2, 2024

Digital Retaliation: Hackers Strike Ukrainian Investigative Outlet Slidstvo.Info

October 02, 2024 – Ukraine –  Within an hour after Slidstvo.Info published a high‑profile investigation detailing a luxurious apartment secretly owned by the mother‑in‑law of Vitalii Koval—Ukraine’s […]
October 1, 2024

Salvini Sparks Debate Over RAI Independence After Unfiltered Monologue Airing

October 01, 2024 – Italy –  A single four-minute video of Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini aired uncritically on public news channel Rainews24 on September 14 […]
September 30, 2024

Georgia’s “Family Values” Bill Silences Media Coverage of LGBTQ+ Issues

September 30, 2024 – Europe –  Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party passed a sweeping legislative package titled “On Family Values and Protection of Minors”, adopting the […]
September 30, 2024

Russia-Linked Disinformation Spoofs European Media to Spread Propaganda

September 30, 2024 – Russia/Ukraine –  The International Press Institute (IPI) has revealed a coordinated campaign of mass spoofing targeting European news outlets, exposing a new […]
September 27, 2024

Legal Intimidation in Ukraine: IPI Condemns Lawsuit Campaign by Politician Andriy Portnov

September 27, 2024 – Russia/Ukraine –  The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned a campaign of defamation lawsuits filed by Ukrainian politician and lawyer Andriy […]