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Learn about UNREAD's strategic shift back to traditional media - print and TV, powered by AI and their culture of innovation and experimentation.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
👋 Happening tomorrow - come to our Virtual Visit to Unread in 🇲🇳.
Learn about UNREAD's strategic shift back to traditional media - print and TV, powered by AI and their culture of innovation and experimentation.
🗓 Register & join Dec 16, 11 CET: buff.ly/3esRVJE
Learn about UNREAD's strategic shift back to traditional media - print and TV, powered by AI and their culture of innovation and experimentation.
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🇭🇰 #HongKong: IPI condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s conviction of 2025 World Press Freedom Hero Jimmy Lai, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release before it is too late. #FreeJimmyLai
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Hong Kong: IPI condemns conviction of 2025 World Press Freedom Hero Jimmy Lai – ipi.media
The IPI global network condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s conviction of IPI World Press Freedom Hero Jimmy Lai by a Hong Kong court, and calls for his immediate and unconditional…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
🇭🇰 #HongKong: IPI condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s conviction of 2025 World Press Freedom Hero Jimmy Lai, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release before it is too late. #FreeJimmyLai
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🇭🇰 #HongKong: As we await a verdict in the case against Jimmy Lai, IPI reminds Hong Kong authorities that the only thing Jimmy is guilty of is bravely defending press freedom and democracy.
#FreeJimmyLai
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Hong Kong to Decide on Jimmy Lai’s Security Case on Monday
Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces a verdict on Monday in a landmark national security trial, a decision that will help define the limits of free speech in the Chinese territory and…
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December 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🇭🇰 #HongKong: As we await a verdict in the case against Jimmy Lai, IPI reminds Hong Kong authorities that the only thing Jimmy is guilty of is bravely defending press freedom and democracy.
#FreeJimmyLai
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#FreeJimmyLai
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#Turkey: A journalist arrested, two others assaulted. Here’s our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country.
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Turkey: A journalist arrested, two others assaulted. Here’s our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country.
#Hungary: IPI welcomes the launching of legal action by the European Commission against Hungary over its systematic violation of new rules set out in the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), echoing findings of a recent IPI & MJRC report. Full statement👇
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Hungary: IPI welcomes legal action against Hungary over EU Media Freedom Act violations – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the launching of legal action by the European Commission against Hungary over its systematic violation of new rules set out in the European…
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December 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#Hungary: IPI welcomes the launching of legal action by the European Commission against Hungary over its systematic violation of new rules set out in the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), echoing findings of a recent IPI & MJRC report. Full statement👇
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🇬🇪 Join tomorrow's discussion hosted by @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in partnership with @peninternational.bsky.social about the media freedom erosion amid rising authoritarianism in #Georgia.
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Jailed for dissent: Georgian journalists and writers under crackdown
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December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🇬🇪 Join tomorrow's discussion hosted by @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in partnership with @peninternational.bsky.social about the media freedom erosion amid rising authoritarianism in #Georgia.
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#Gaza: IPI repeats our call on Israel to grant access to Gaza by international reporters, who have been prohibited entry since October 2023.
Now, two months into the ceasefire, foreign reporters remain barred, unable to cover the conflict's aftermath.
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Now, two months into the ceasefire, foreign reporters remain barred, unable to cover the conflict's aftermath.
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Gaza: IPI repeats calls on Israel to immediately drop ban on access by international press to Gaza
Months since the ceasefire, foreign journalists remain blocked from entering Gaza
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December 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#Gaza: IPI repeats our call on Israel to grant access to Gaza by international reporters, who have been prohibited entry since October 2023.
Now, two months into the ceasefire, foreign reporters remain barred, unable to cover the conflict's aftermath.
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Now, two months into the ceasefire, foreign reporters remain barred, unable to cover the conflict's aftermath.
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👉 Next week, join IPI's Media Innovation team on the Virtual Visit to Unread in Mongolia 🇲🇳.
🗓 Register for the webinar on Dec 16, 11 CET: buff.ly/3esRVJE
Unread will share its work across digital, TV, and print, experiments with AI and diverse revenue streams.
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Unread will share its work across digital, TV, and print, experiments with AI and diverse revenue streams.
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
👉 Next week, join IPI's Media Innovation team on the Virtual Visit to Unread in Mongolia 🇲🇳.
🗓 Register for the webinar on Dec 16, 11 CET: buff.ly/3esRVJE
Unread will share its work across digital, TV, and print, experiments with AI and diverse revenue streams.
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Unread will share its work across digital, TV, and print, experiments with AI and diverse revenue streams.
Too often, the role journalists play in defending our rights and freedoms is taken for granted.
On #HumanRightsDay, IPI calls on leaders around the world to step to the defense of human rights and press freedom – as essential cornerstones of free society.
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On #HumanRightsDay, IPI calls on leaders around the world to step to the defense of human rights and press freedom – as essential cornerstones of free society.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Too often, the role journalists play in defending our rights and freedoms is taken for granted.
On #HumanRightsDay, IPI calls on leaders around the world to step to the defense of human rights and press freedom – as essential cornerstones of free society.
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On #HumanRightsDay, IPI calls on leaders around the world to step to the defense of human rights and press freedom – as essential cornerstones of free society.
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🇬🇪 #Georgia: Join a discussion on Friday, 12 December, hosted by @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in partnership with @peninternational.bsky.social, about the escalating crackdown on dissent in Georgia.
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Jailed for dissent: Georgian journalists and writers under crackdown
Home » Jailed for dissent: Georgian journalists and writers under crackdown
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December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🇬🇪 #Georgia: Join a discussion on Friday, 12 December, hosted by @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in partnership with @peninternational.bsky.social, about the escalating crackdown on dissent in Georgia.
Register here👇
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🇭🇷#Croatia: IPI signed a recent open letter to Prime Minister #AndrejPlenković, regarding unlawful & unacceptable political pressure being exerted on the weekly #Novosti, the only print media outlet for Serb minority in Croatia. Full letter available👇
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Croatia: Letter to Prime Minister Plenković over unlawful political pressure against Novosti – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) joined partners from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in sending an open letter to the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, regarding the unlawful…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🇭🇷#Croatia: IPI signed a recent open letter to Prime Minister #AndrejPlenković, regarding unlawful & unacceptable political pressure being exerted on the weekly #Novosti, the only print media outlet for Serb minority in Croatia. Full letter available👇
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🇱🇹#Lithuania: As journalists from LRT continue their strike today, IPI again stresses our & MFRR consortium's shared concerns about increasing political pressure on the public broadcaster, following a recent audit. Read our full statement here👇
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Lithuania: Media freedom groups raise alarm as political pressure campaign on LRT widens – ipi.media
Proposed legal amendments to the law governing LRT risk weakening its editorial independence and disrupting its sustainable financing.
ipi.media
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🇱🇹#Lithuania: As journalists from LRT continue their strike today, IPI again stresses our & MFRR consortium's shared concerns about increasing political pressure on the public broadcaster, following a recent audit. Read our full statement here👇
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🇵🇷 #PuertoRico: IPI joins 12 press freedom organizations in urging Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject Senate Bill 63, which would limit government transparency and severely restrict the work of journalists.
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Puerto Rico: Press freedom groups warn adoption of Senate Bill 63 would imperil public’s access to information
IPI joins ten press freedom organizations in calling on Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject the bill
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December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🇵🇷 #PuertoRico: IPI joins 12 press freedom organizations in urging Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject Senate Bill 63, which would limit government transparency and severely restrict the work of journalists.
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#Turkey: A journalist detained, one financially sanctioned and one released. Several news articles were blocked. Here’s our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country.
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Turkey: A journalist detained, one financially sanctioned and one released. Several news articles were blocked. Here’s our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country.
🎥 You can now watch the key sessions from the IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival 2025: buff.ly/nrgsuoL
If you missed a panel or could not attend the event, revisit the conversations that shaped this year’s programme in Vienna.
#IPIWoCo25 #MIFest
If you missed a panel or could not attend the event, revisit the conversations that shaped this year’s programme in Vienna.
#IPIWoCo25 #MIFest
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎥 You can now watch the key sessions from the IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival 2025: buff.ly/nrgsuoL
If you missed a panel or could not attend the event, revisit the conversations that shaped this year’s programme in Vienna.
#IPIWoCo25 #MIFest
If you missed a panel or could not attend the event, revisit the conversations that shaped this year’s programme in Vienna.
#IPIWoCo25 #MIFest
🇪🇸#Spain: Next up in our series of media capture reports, IPI & Media and Journalism Research Center publish a new report examining the level of media capture in Spain & the country's compliance so far with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)👇
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Spain: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025 – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today publish a new report examining the level of media capture in Spain and the country’s compliance with…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🇪🇸#Spain: Next up in our series of media capture reports, IPI & Media and Journalism Research Center publish a new report examining the level of media capture in Spain & the country's compliance so far with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)👇
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🇵🇱 #Poland: IPI welcomes court of appeals decision to overturn acquittal of suspected murderers of journalist Jarosław Ziętara, who went missing & was killed in 1992. The ruling reopens the path to justice for Ziętara, his family, friends & colleagues👇
Sprawa śmierci Jarosława Ziętary. "Jest nadzieja na skazanie sprawców i mocodawców"
Sąd Okręgowy w Poznaniu będzie musiał ponownie rozpoznać sprawę dotyczącą porwania i śmierci dziennikarza śledczego Jarosława Ziętary. W apelacji uchylono bowiem wyrok uniewinniający dwóch byłych…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🇵🇱 #Poland: IPI welcomes court of appeals decision to overturn acquittal of suspected murderers of journalist Jarosław Ziętara, who went missing & was killed in 1992. The ruling reopens the path to justice for Ziętara, his family, friends & colleagues👇
🇹🇭 #Thailand: IPI is deeply concerned by the Thai government’s decision to pursue criminal defamation charges against journalist Murray Hunter on behalf of the Malaysian government.
IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all charges immediately.
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IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all charges immediately.
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Thailand: IPI urges government to drop cross-border defamation charges against Murray Hunter
Case highlights alarming rise of transnational repression in Southeast Asia
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December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🇹🇭 #Thailand: IPI is deeply concerned by the Thai government’s decision to pursue criminal defamation charges against journalist Murray Hunter on behalf of the Malaysian government.
IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all charges immediately.
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IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all charges immediately.
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🇱🇹 #Lithuania: IPI joins @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in warning about growing political pressure on Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT. Proposed legal amendments risk undermining its editorial independence and sustainable funding.
Lithuania: Media freedom groups raise alarm as political pressure campaign on LRT widens – ipi.media
Proposed legal amendments to the law governing LRT risk weakening its editorial independence and disrupting its sustainable financing.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🇱🇹 #Lithuania: IPI joins @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in warning about growing political pressure on Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT. Proposed legal amendments risk undermining its editorial independence and sustainable funding.
#Finland: Our new report on #mediacapture & compliance with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is out. The sixth in our series reviews developments in #Finland – a country with one of one of the healthiest climates for #pressfreedom in the world.
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Finland: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025 – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today publish a new report examining media capture in Finland in 2025 and the country’s compliance with the…
ipi.media
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#Finland: Our new report on #mediacapture & compliance with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is out. The sixth in our series reviews developments in #Finland – a country with one of one of the healthiest climates for #pressfreedom in the world.
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🇬🇪 #Georgia: IPI is disturbed by the potential exposure of journalists to a chemical agent allegedly used by Georgian law enforcement authorities to disperse protests, which was revealed in a recent BBC investigation.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🇬🇪 #Georgia: IPI is disturbed by the potential exposure of journalists to a chemical agent allegedly used by Georgian law enforcement authorities to disperse protests, which was revealed in a recent BBC investigation.
🇺🇦 #Ukraine: Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organisations strongly oppose any proposals on granting amnesty for potential war crimes committed in the course of Russia’s full-scale invasion, especially for those against journalists.
Read our full statement below👇
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Read our full statement below👇
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December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🇺🇦 #Ukraine: Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organisations strongly oppose any proposals on granting amnesty for potential war crimes committed in the course of Russia’s full-scale invasion, especially for those against journalists.
Read our full statement below👇
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Read our full statement below👇
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🇭🇷#Croatia: IPI is alarmed by far-right Homeland Movement leaders’ announcement to cut funding for Novosti. We call on Homeland Movement to end hostility to media and urge the Council for National Minorities to remain independent and impartial in allocating media funding.
Mapping Media Freedom: Croatia: MP from Croatia's ruling coalition party announced plan to abolish all budgetary funding for weekly Novosti (2025-11-12)
On 12 November 2025, Stipo Mlinarić, an MP from Croatia's ruling coalition party, the Homeland…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🇭🇷#Croatia: IPI is alarmed by far-right Homeland Movement leaders’ announcement to cut funding for Novosti. We call on Homeland Movement to end hostility to media and urge the Council for National Minorities to remain independent and impartial in allocating media funding.
📢 Happening tomorrow! Join IPI & CCIJ at the next Virtual Newsroom Visit on Dec 3, 11:00 CET 👉 Register: buff.ly/OUTxE98
We'll discuss the power of immersive, interactive experiences for #investigativejournalism & how to build gaming experiences in your newsroom.
We'll discuss the power of immersive, interactive experiences for #investigativejournalism & how to build gaming experiences in your newsroom.
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Happening tomorrow! Join IPI & CCIJ at the next Virtual Newsroom Visit on Dec 3, 11:00 CET 👉 Register: buff.ly/OUTxE98
We'll discuss the power of immersive, interactive experiences for #investigativejournalism & how to build gaming experiences in your newsroom.
We'll discuss the power of immersive, interactive experiences for #investigativejournalism & how to build gaming experiences in your newsroom.
Join IPI & CCIJ at a webinar, Dec 3, 11:00 CET 👉 Register: buff.ly/OUTxE98
CCIJ will showcase Data Vault Canyon - a groundbreaking multiplayer journalism game built inside Fortnite.
✍️ Don't miss an opportunity to learn about immersive tech & tools for impactful investigative storytelling.
CCIJ will showcase Data Vault Canyon - a groundbreaking multiplayer journalism game built inside Fortnite.
✍️ Don't miss an opportunity to learn about immersive tech & tools for impactful investigative storytelling.
Virtual Newsroom Visit to CCIJ – ipi.media
Learn how newsrooms can gamify investigations through immersive storytelling and metaverse design with CCIJ's Data Vault Canyon on Fortnite
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join IPI & CCIJ at a webinar, Dec 3, 11:00 CET 👉 Register: buff.ly/OUTxE98
CCIJ will showcase Data Vault Canyon - a groundbreaking multiplayer journalism game built inside Fortnite.
✍️ Don't miss an opportunity to learn about immersive tech & tools for impactful investigative storytelling.
CCIJ will showcase Data Vault Canyon - a groundbreaking multiplayer journalism game built inside Fortnite.
✍️ Don't miss an opportunity to learn about immersive tech & tools for impactful investigative storytelling.