The International Press Institute welcomes today’s acquittal of IPI Executive Board member and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on four tax evasion charges that were part of a campaign of legal harassment against her. A clear victory for press freedom, this ruling must lead to the end of the Philippine government’s attacks against Ressa […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of publishers, editors and journalists, reiterates its call on authorities in Burundi to release Rwanda-based journalist Floriane Irangabiye, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier this month, and drop charges against her. Authorities in Burundi, instead of stifling the work of journalists, must respect press […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) calls upon authorities in Kazakhstan to thoroughly investigate an apparent arson attack on a car belonging to independent journalist Dinara Yegeubayeva. On the early hours of Saturday, January 14, what police later said were five underage culprits set fire to the journalist’s car. The suspects also threw a brick through […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of publishers, editors and journalists, reiterates its call on authorities in Ghana to speed up investigations into the 2019 murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale and to bring those responsible to justice. Failure to do so undercuts commitments by the administration of President Nana Akufo Addo to […]