The Israeli Palestinian Journalists’ Forum, organised by the International Press Institute (IPI), ended last week in Vienna with agreement on a series of recommendations for the authorities in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and on future steps, including a commitment to fair and balanced reporting. The IPJF discussions were moderated by seasoned journalist Kjetil Haanes […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls on the police authorities in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to protect journalists from physical threat. On 13 June 2011, a group of journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia gathered in a village near Bijeljina (Republika Srpska, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the brutal assault on an American freelance journalist and a British human rights activist in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. Amanda Erickson and Celia Davies Carys were followed to their home at around midnight on 15 June and attacked by four unidentified men outside the women’s apartment building, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the attack on the offices of news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) in Jordan’s capital, Amman, on 15 June. A group of 10 unidentified attackers broke into the premises and destroyed furniture and equipment, AFP reported. “Ten men armed with sticks broke into the office and started to […]