The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged South Sudan’s government to refrain from slapping restrictions on journalists and interfering with news coverage in the aftermath of an apparent coup attempt in Africa’s newest country. President Salva Kiir announced this week that forces loyal to his former deputy, Riek Machar, had attempted to overthrow the government […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concerned about threats that prevented journalists in Serbia from reporting on local elections. Local sources told SEEMO that individuals in Backi Gracac, in the country’s north, tried to attack Biljana Gavric and Lazar Vukadinovic from Belgrade’s Prva TV, […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today urged Romania’s president to follow through on his pledge to reject legislation that would criminalise libel and insult. President Traian Basescu reportedly pledged not to sign a package that would add libel and insult back to the country’s criminal […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed alarm at the latest violent attack on a journalist and cameraman in Greece, and the reaction by police to the incident. On Monday, supporters of the far-right Popular Association – Golden Dawn party allegedly beat Greek journalist Panagiotis […]