Amy Brouillette

Director of Advocacy, International Press Institute (IPI) | @globalfreemedia

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Scott Pelley responds to Trump saying he doesn’t care about the country: “I’ve never worn the uniform, but I’ve been in combat for this country. In Afghanistan, and Iraq, Kuwait. Been shot at. Spent nights in foxholes filling up with water in the desert. I’m not aware that the president has ever done any of those things for his country. You become a journalist because you love the First Amendment, you love the country. While all the other descriptions the president used about me might be applicable, not that one”

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

And here it is: the European Union flag is finally back on the balcony of the Hungarian parliament building.

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

End of an era. Today is the inauguration session of the new Hungarian Parliament and the official end to Viktor Orban’s rule.

Peter Magyar will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Hungary around 14:30.

(This will of course be followed by a huge street party at Kossuth Tér.)

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Amy Brouillette highlights the indispensable role of independent journalism in defending against autocratic rule. https://t.co/6ptlPNqMSN

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

As IPI marks #WPFD2026 and our 75th year fighting to protect independent journalism worldwide, we are proud to debut our new documentary film: "Defending the Future of Free Media," featuring voices from across the IPI global network.

🎬 Watch here: https://t.co/xTsdpRANLY

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

The global slide into authoritarianism is not inevitable.

Today, on World Press Freedom Day, IPI calls on political and corporate leaders around the world to take urgent and decisive action in support of press freedom as the bedrock of free society and democracy. #WPFD2026

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

🇭🇺 #Hungary: We are deeply alarmed by reports that the government is filing charges of espionage against top investigative journalist @panyiszabolcs, in a clear escalation of pressure against independent media ahead of the April 12 election.
https://t.co/vUDIH8b5KZ

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

The news that Orbán’s people inform Moscow about EU Council meetings in every detail shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. We’ve had our suspicions about that for a long time. That’s one reason why I take the floor only when strictly necessary and say just as much as necessary.

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

Register for #IPIWoCo25 🗓 22–25 Oct, Vienna

🎉 Join one of the biggest global gatherings of journalists, editors & media leaders at the @globalfreemedia World Congress: "Defending the Future of Free Media.”

👉 Get your ticket today: https://t.co/lPj1WL6mUr

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Gaza: IPI strongly condemns Israel’s targeted killing of five @AlJazeera journalists, including prominent correspondent @AnasAlSharif0.

The Israeli military must immediately cease its targeted attacks against all media workers covering this conflict.
https://t.co/kPngh13cHt

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

🗂️ Explore 75 years of press freedom history!

@globalfreemedia has launched the IPI World Congress Archive, a fascinating look back at key moments, themes & media challenges from 1950 to today.

Dive into the legacy: https://t.co/LGmjXO9IDn #IPI75

[ბათუმელები • Batumelebi.ge @Batumelebi_ge]

📢Following the July 14 hearing of jailed journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, international press freedom organizations - @pressfreedom, @globalfreemedia, and @RSF_inter - issued a joint statement calling for her release.

@MAmaghlobeli, journalist and founding CEO of the independent media outlets Batumelebi and @netgazeti, testified in court.

Alongside representatives from CPJ, IPI, and RSF, the hearing was attended by ambassadors from 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇸🇪🇳🇴 and diplomats from 🇵🇱🇳🇱🇩🇪 and 🇪🇺 delegations.

🔴Mzia Amaglobeli has been held in unjustifiable pre-trial detention for over six months and faces 4 to 7 years in prison on trumped-up charges.
#FreeMzia
▶️Read more: https://t.co/Tf6dRo9zPJ

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Georgia: Today IPI joined with @CPJ_Eurasia and @RSF_inter to stand in solidarity with IPI member Mzia Amglobeli — who has been held at a women’s prison outside Tbilisi for more than 6 months, as her health and vision deteriorates.
#FreeMzia #PressFreedom

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

Orban: Budapest Pride is banned.
Budapest Pride: Hold my beer. 🏳️‍🌈

The beginning of the crowd is already on the Buda side. The end hasn’t even started marching yet

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

You can’t ban freedom,love or Journalism.

2025 Budapest Pride, here we go.

[Jamie Wiseman @Jamie_Wiseman_]

🇷🇸#Serbia: The EU must be clear eyed about the disingenuous & compromised approach displayed by Serbian authorities in implementing EU-mandated reform of the REM Council. Full statement👇

@globalfreemedia @MediaFreedomEU @WBjournalists

https://t.co/lSAFPVbROO

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

The IPI Exec. Board – including Nobel laureate @mariaressa and leading journalists, editors, and publishers from 21 countries – stands in solidarity with journalists across the globe, as press freedom faces unprecedented attacks worldwide 👇

https://t.co/vew77nmYH4

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Hungary: IPI today warns of a looming crackdown by the government on independent media, in the wake of recent incendiary comments by PM Orbán in which he vowed to eliminate all media outlets & other organisations that have received foreign funding.

https://t.co/iYVWqrO07R

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

💥Viktor Orbán deployed fascist rhetoric in his March 15 speech to threaten his critics: “The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

🇺🇸#US: IPI today urges the Trump administration to reverse its decision to bar @AP from White House events, briefings & press pool trips. We firmly oppose the attempt to punish the AP for its independent editorial decisions. Read our full statement🔽

https://t.co/jNJTQyJhio