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IPI and the undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations today strongly condemn the arrest of Turkish journalist...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns threats against journalist Ayşemden Akın and urges authorities to take immediate measures to guarantee...

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IPI urges authorities to investigate and guarantee the journalists’ safety after a group of unknown individuals harassed the journalist outside...

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IPI urges Turkish authorities to urgently and thoroughly investigate threats to investigative journalists İsmail Arı and Osman Çaklı, and to...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) joins Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and 55 other human rights & media freedom organisations...

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On World Press Freedom Day, the International Press Institute (IPI), European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and Committee...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in strongly condemning the decision...

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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organisations call for an immediate end to the crackdown against media after documenting...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the widespread attacks against journalists —including physical violence, mass detentions, and sweeping digital...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the restriction of access to social media taken by Turkey’s authorities in the...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned over the announcement of Turkey’s independent news outlet, Gazete Duvar, of its...

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As press freedom and human rights organizations, we strongly condemn the detention of four journalists on February 18, 2025, and...

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The International Press Institute (IPI), together with undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organizations, and media outlets,...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the Turkish authorities’ media coverage restrictions following the devastating hotel fire in Bolu, which erupted...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced Scott Griffen as its new executive director. Griffen has been the organization’s interim...

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On December 13, prominent independent journalist and IPI Turkey National Committee member Nevşin Mengü published an interview on her YouTube...

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Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission CC: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...

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International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and the undersigned press freedom and human rights organizations are...

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Media freedom groups today called on Turkey’s government to fully withdraw the amendments to the espionage act currently before parliament....

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10Haber reporter Furkan Karabay was detained on November 8, 2024, following his reporting and social media posts regarding the investigation...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) expresses profound concern regarding the recently introduced “agents of influence” bill, commonly referred to as...

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The International Press Institute (IPI), together with 66 undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil...

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Six years have passed since the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi national and vocal critic...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) and undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression groups strongly condemn the ongoing and intensifying...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) and the undersigned freedom of the press and expression organizations denounce the decision by Turkish...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the coordinated efforts by the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to intimidate journalists reporting...

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The International Press Institute (IPI) and the undersigned freedom of the press and expression organizations condemn the decision by Turkey’s...

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The undersigned media freedom, human rights and journalists’ groups call on the new European Commission and the new European Parliament...

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The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 73nd annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress...

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The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 73nd annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress...

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The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human...

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The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, condemns a series...

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Ahead of Türkiye’s municipal elections on 31 March 2024, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch and 19 rights groups and journalists’...

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As the next hearing of journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu approaches on February 29, 2024, we call for immediate attention to her...

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On the 17th anniversary of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network...