People need reliable information to hold power to account. We promote press freedom, work to save the lives of journalists and pave the way for good journalism.

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Annual Report
Jun. 2019

Our answer is journalism

Impact
14 Jun. 2019

Feminist online platform empowers women journalists in Palestine

Solidarity and coalition are the best response to attacks, says Wafa' Abdel Rahman, editor in chief of NAWA, a Palestinian feminist online platform.

Impact
11 Jun. 2019

Outcry over investigative journalist harassed with drug offenses in Russia

New Wave of Repression in Russia: A court in Russia has placed a journalist with a history of investigating corruption…

IMS aims to create safer media environments with sound laws for journalists in countries where press freedom and other human rights are in dire straits. We focus on:

Good journalism

Press freedom

Safety of journalists

Global agenda

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