It was a beautiful fall day and the trees, as they often are in the Northeast of the United States that time of year, were in full regalia, boasting vibrant yellow, gold, red and amber in the late-afternoon sun. The day was Sept. 18, 1998, and I had just stepped onto the campus of Harvard […]

This week the International Press Institute (IPI), together with Austrian human rights film festival “this human world”, hosted a sold out screening of Jon Stewart’s debut film “Rosewater”, depicting Iran’s brutal imprisonment of acclaimed journalist Maziar Bahari. The screening was followed by a discussion with Bahari, a London-based Iranian-Canadian journalist who spent 118 days behind […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), yesterday presented Bülent Mumay, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet.com.tr with the 2013 SEEMO Human Rights Award. Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO’s secretary general, gave the award to Mumay at a ceremony at Hürriyet’s headquarters in Istanbul. SEEMO recognised Mumay for his human rights-oriented editorial […]

Read in English Il reste deux ans et 26 jours aux gouvernements pour atteindre les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD), fixés en 2000 par l’ONU, en réponse aux grandes  déclarations en faveur de l’amélioration de la condition humaine. Moyennant un effort supplémentaire, plusieurs objectifs pourraient être atteints alors que pour d’autres, un urgent besoin de […]