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Read about last yearโs awardees, from Georgia, the U.S., Palestine, Peru, Hong Kong, Ukraine and Ethiopia ๐
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๐ It's time to honour courage in journalism!
๐๏ธ Submit your nominations by March 20 for IPI and @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social's 2026 World Press Freedom Hero award, recognizing those who advance press freedom despite great personal risk.
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Belarusian journalists recently sentenced to prison. From top left to bottom left clockwise, Tsina Palynskaya and her daughter Marharyta, Pavel Dabravolsky, Aleh Khamenka, Uladzimir Yanukevich and Andrei Pakalenka. Collage by Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)
#Belarus: The IPI global network today condemns the acceleration of repression against independent media after 5 more journalists were sentenced to prison on politically motivated charges in just over one week.
Read our full statement๐
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๐๏ธ 35 days left to apply for #IJ4EU grants!
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This year, IPI is marking #IWD2026 by telling the stories of women journalists imprisoned around the world for their work.
IPI stands with these brave journalists and will continue to fight for all journalists unjustly behind bars.
Read their stories:
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To mark International Womenโs Day, IPI and MFRR publish a joint statement revealing growing role of digital platforms and AI in facilitating gender-based violence. Concrete safeguards are essential to ensure that women journalists can work safely and without a fear of reprisal.
๐บ๐ธ #USA: IPI is alarmed by the warrantless arrest of @NASHNOTICIAS reporter Estefany Rodrรญguez โ a legal U.S. resident โ by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
IPI calls for her release.
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๐ดThis week, IPI has been in #Brussels & #London to help launch 2025 report of Council of Europeโs Platform for the Safety of Journalists. The report - On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025 - was written by Platform partners, including IPI. Download๐
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(3/3) @sozcutv.bsky.social anchor @ozlemgursess.bsky.social has announced that she is receiving death threats, sharing that she has been targeted by systematic harassment and intimidation. Gรผrses stated that she will file a criminal complaint regarding the threats to her safety.
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(2/3) @cnnturkcom.bsky.social reporter Emrah รakmak and cameraman Halil Kahraman were detained by Israeli forces in Tel Aviv while on assignment. The journalists were interrogated about their reasons for filming before being released.
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(1/3) @ankahaber.net Editor-in-Chief Kenan ลener, and Koza TVโs Mehlika Bilen and Sergen รlรงer have been released after being detained for broadcasting near a military air base. They were accused of violating the โforbidden military zonesโ law while performing their duties.
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#Turkey: Four journalists detained, two held by Israeli forces following a live broadcast, and another received death threats. Hereโs our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country. ๐งต๐
#NorthMacedonia: A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for #mediafreedom in the country which should be overturned on further appeal. Read our full MFRR statement๐
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๐บ๐ฆ Exclusive interview: journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko recounts the torture that he was subjected to by Russian occupying authorities in Crimea๐
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We demand the release of all 26 Ukrainian journalists whose lives are at risk in Russian captivity
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Call for nominations: IPI and @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social are now accepting nominees for this yearโs World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards.
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In cutting off communications, the regime is preventing Iranians from accessing critical news, and restricting the ability for media to share what could be lifesaving information.
Authorities must immediately restore internet access.
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๐ฎ๐ท #Iran: The Iranian people have now spent more than 48 hours in a near-total information blackout, amid escalating military strikes by the U.S. and Israel.
The Iranian regime must not stifle the free flow of communications and of news and information.
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Andrei Pakalenka and Uladzimir Yanukevich, former editors of online outlet BAR24.BY and previously of independent newspaper Intex-Press. Collage by Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)
#Belarus: IPI condemns prison sentences for Uladzimir Yanukevich and Andrei Pakalenka.
The editors of Intex Press, formerly Belarus's largest independent newspaper, now shuttered by authorities, were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison respectively๐
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๐ดTomorrow, 3 March, IPI will be in Brussels to participate in launch of annual #pressfreedom report of Council of Europeโs Platform for the Safety of Journalists. A press conference will be held at Press Club Brussels Europe from 10:00โ12:00 CET. Watch๐
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#Greece: IPI welcomes the recent criminal convictions handed down by a Greek court to four individuals from surveillance firm Intellexa whose Predator spyware was used to illegally surveil Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis. Full statement๐
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๐ฒ๐ฐ#NorthMacedonia: IPI is shocked by the recent verdict by the Skopje Court of Appeal which upheld a controversial defamation ruling against leading investigative media, IRL. We support the appeal of this dangerous verdict to the Supreme Court. Info๐
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๐ญ๐ฐ #HongKong: Despite the overturning of his 2022 fraud conviction, nothing has changed for Jimmy Lai.
He still remains unjustly sentenced to 20 years in prison โ effectively the rest of his life.
Lai must be released immediately. #FreeJimmyLai
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(3/3) Journalist Mรผcahit Tarlan was allegedly threatened and physically assaulted by a mayor, following social media posts criticizing the municipalityโs snow removal efforts.
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(2/3) Journalist รmer รdemiล has been sentenced to more than six years in prison on terrorism charges five years after he was initially acquitted of the same charges.
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(1/3) Journalist Mehmet Ali Ertaล has been detained in Diyarbakฤฑr based on secret witness testimonies. He has since been released after providing his statement.
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#Turkey: One journalist was detained, another sentenced to prison. One was threatened and physically assaulted. Hereโs our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country. ๐งต๐
๐ข ICYMI: IPI and @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social are now accepting nominations for the 2026 World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards.
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#Angola: IPI is alarmed over reports that journalist Teixeira Candido's phone was targeted using Predator spyware sometime in May 2024. The case spotlights the urgent need to combat the deployment of surveillance tools to target journalists & activists.
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Nominations now open! The #IJ4EU Impact Award 2026 recognises cross-border investigative journalism that made a real difference in 2025. Three winning teams will each receive โฌ5,000. Apply by 23 April 2026.
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