The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed by today’s arson attack against a vehicle owned by the Montenegrin daily Vijesti. At 2:30 a.m., a car marked with the name of the daily was set ablaze on a street in the Podgorica, the latest of several attacks […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for a full and independent investigation into the death of Mexican journalist Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, whose body was found Tuesday in an unmarked grave near Las Choapas, Veracruz state. Jiménez, a crime reporter for the newspapers NotiSUR and Liberal del Sur, had been abducted by armed assailants […]

A bill unveiled last week in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that would punish the publishing of sensitive computer data with 20 years in prison should be amended to include a public-interest exception in order to avoid a chilling effect on legitimate journalistic activity, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Under Section 13 of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) called on Mexican federal authorities to ensure the safe return of a Mexican journalist kidnapped Wednesday morning. Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, a crime reporter for the newspapers NotiSUR and Liberal del Sur was seized by a group of armed assailants after dropping his children off at school in Coatzacoalcos, […]