The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned a third cyber libel case against Philippine editor Maria Ressa and urged that it be dropped immediately. The latest charge together with an arrest warrant were issued against Ressa, the founder of news portal […]

Millions of Ugandans went to the polls on Thursday to vote for president in an election which gained exceptional worldwide attention as singer Bobi Wine, 38, challenged the incumbent Yoweri Museveni, 76. But the vote has been overshadowed by unprecedented efforts to block public access to information. Just hours before the polls opened the administration […]

Slovak authorities must thoroughly investigate the recent surveillance of Denník N journalist Monika Tódová and swiftly identify those responsible, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, warned the surveillance of a prominent Slovak journalist bore alarming echoes of the surveillance campaign […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the continued lack of progress of the investigation into the 2019 murder of Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale. Hussein-Suale, a 31-year-old investigative journalist working for Tiger Eye, was shot dead on January 16, 2019, by unidentified assailants, […]