The International Press Institute (IPI) today released a report on media freedom in Ukraine finding that economic pressure on media and corruption remain pervasive threats. The report – which followed a joint, fact-finding mission to Kiev from 31 May to 3 June, 2011 in conjunction with the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) – […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that Russian authorities have arrested the suspected organiser of the 2006 murder of Russian journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Anna Politkovskaya. A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest of former senior police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who allegedly promised cash to the group that carried […]

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Saturday in Kiev to protest against moves to silence independent Ukrainian broadcaster TVi ahead of parliamentary elections on Oct. 28. AP reported that 1,500 people gathered in the centre of Ukraine’s capital in support of the broadcaster after the country’s leading cable television provider, Volia, on Wednesday transferred TVi’s signal to […]

A closure order against Venezuelan weekly newspaper Sexto Poder was revoked yesterday, after a week of domestic and international protest. Pedro Arangúren, a legal representative of staff from the media outlet, told the local press that the journalists would be in charge of the publication from now on, since its director, Leocenis García, is still […]