The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined with the Council of Europe’s leadership in calling on Turkey to change its attitude toward media freedom. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the Council’s secretary general, Thorbjorn Jagland, said Turkey had approximately 16,000 cases pending before the European Court of Human Rights, 1,000 of which concerned media freedom. […]

Indian television channel Times Now has been handed down a fine of Rs. 1 billion (approx. 15 million euros) for mistakenly showing the picture of the wrong person during a news bulletin. As the television station appealed against the verdict, the court ruled that the appeal would be heard only after Times Now had deposited […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today began a two-day press freedom mission to the Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in concert with a joint delegation of freedom of expression and media development groups. IPI Press Freedom Adviser for Europe and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to report that 26 ‘finalist’ IPI News Innovation Contest projects have been reviewed by our Advisory Board. The IPI News Innovation Contest is aimed at advancing the future of digital news by funding new ways to inform communities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. After short-listing more […]