Our Activities

IPI's Death Watch tracks journalists and media staff who were deliberately targeted because of their profession - either because of their investigative reporting or simply because they were journalists. IPI also includes journalists who were caught in the crossfire while covering dangerous assignments.

IPI's Justice Denied Campaigntells the stories of individual journalists who face this injustice. Their stories vary dramatically. What unites them is the inevitable conclusion that justice has not been served.

IPI leads missions to assess a country’s media environment. Recent events included the IPI Advocacy Mission to Bangladesh, International Mission to Sri Lanka, and the IPI Press Freedom Mission to Nepal

The principle behind the IPI Watch List is to open up a dialogue with countries before they slide into repression. IPI's central aim is to persuade governments that a lively and thriving media is essential to the success of their country. However, there is a general recognition that such an approach is not always possible. Therefore, countries may be included when a crisis occurs or where IPI's analysis identifies a particular problem. Of particular importance is the question of where it is appropriate for IPI to direct its efforts? Although the IPI Watch List does not prevent the inclusion of a country where a terrorist group or other body is the major threat to the media, in general, the mechanism is applied against governments. This is because governments are often responsible for the media violations and they have the opportunity to introduce change.