The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from press freedom, today called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to raise press freedom and harassment of journalists during his talks with Indian officials in New Delhi. Secretary Blinken is on a two-day visit to India, where he […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of four journalists in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and called on the government to release them immediately. According to the Afghanistan Journalists’ Center, the four journalists, Bismillah Watandoost, Qudrat Soltani, Mujib Obaidi, and Sanaullah Siam were […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the raid on the Al Jazeera office in Tunis and urged the Tunisian government to respect press freedom. According to media reports, the office of Al Jazeera television network in the Tunisian capital Tunis, was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the efforts by the Belarusian government to close down the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). The crackdown on journalists and independent media in Belarus escalated on July 21, when the justice ministry filed a lawsuit […]