Funding, protective gear, equipment, housing, training, office space in foreign cities, and psychosocial support – we will do everything we can to support our Ukrainian colleagues’ ability to continue reporting and serving the urgent needs of their audiences.Ī window of opportunity for journalism and journalists everywhere The greater the threat to Ukrainian journalists’ lives, livelihoods, and ability to do their jobs, the greater will be our efforts to support them. We stand in solidarity with all journalists and independent media covering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The safety and security of all journalists to report freely are essential to ensure that the world understands the reality and facts of the ongoing war, including the humanitarian consequences. We condemn Russia’s attacks on press freedom and freedom of expression in Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.
Vicious online attacks against news organisations and individual journalists must also cease.
Those responsible must be held accountable and brought to justice under national and international law. The targeting, torturing, and killing of journalists is abhorrent and must be stopped. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined once again the essential role of independent, ethical journalism in assisting citizens to make life-or-death decisions, informing the world, and holding the powerful to account.Īs a powerful antidote to the disinformation and propaganda that characterise hybrid warfare, and as a pillar of democracy upon which other freedoms and rights depend, journalism in Ukraine is undergoing a terrible assault. The IPI global network joined the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) to support Ukrainian journalists and all international journalists, including freelancers reporting from Ukraine, by signing the Perugia Declaration for Ukraine:
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