The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the release from prison of Belarusian photojournalist Anton Surapin, but reiterated its concern over his apparent continued prosecution. The Belarus Association of Journalists (BAJ) said on its website Friday that Surapin had been freed on bail from a KGB detention center, but was banned from leaving his hometown […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South-East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release photojournalist Anton Surapin, who has been held in a KGB prison since July 13 for publishing photographs of teddy bears. The photographs stem from a July 4 incident in which a Swedish public […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at new threats against Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip, the Minsk correspondent of Moscow-based daily newspaper Novaya Gazeta. On June 22, Khalip found a chicken head in a plastic bag placed inside an unstamped envelope left in […]

Three journalists who have been outstanding in their bravery and commitment to press freedom received awards from the International Press Institute (IPI) for their work, at a ceremony that was the highlight of the IPI’s recent 61st World Congress. The awards dinner, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, honored IPI’s […]