The German National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday spoke out against the conviction of numerous Turkish journalists in the alleged “Ergenekon” coup plot case. The committee’s chairman, former IPI Executive Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Carl-Eugen Eberle, said in a statement that the convictions raised the spectre of continued intimidation of journalists that […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned reported threats against journalists by city hall staff in the southern Serbian city of Nis. According to local sources, on Aug. 6 city hall security ejected a TV crew from local Nis-based TV Belle Amie. A video recorded […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned yesterday’s murder of Guatemalan radio journalist Jesús Lima, the third journalist killed in the country since the beginning of 2013. Lima, a 68-year old veteran broadcast journalist, was pronounced dead at the scene after unknown assailants shot him twice in Zacapa City, eastern province of Zacapa, on Aug. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed alarm over a Turkish court’s convictions of journalists in connection with the alleged “Ergenekon” coup plot. A special court set up at the Silivri Prison west of Istanbul yesterday convicted all but 21 of the 275 defendants implicated […]