The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed deep concern over recent amendments to Hungary’s constitution that further threaten media freedom in the country. Deputies from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party and its coalition partner on Monday approved a 15-page list of amendments that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the sentencing of Ecuadorean journalist Yaco Martínez to one month in prison for defaming a former governor. Martínez, executive director of the newspaper La Nación in Ecuador’s northern Carchi province and a correspondent for El Universo, was also ordered by a Carchi Penal Court judge, Bayardo García, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed concern after a court in Baku yesterday sentenced an Azerbaijani journalist to nine years in prison on bribery-related charges that his supporters maintain were politically motivated. Former Khural editor Avaz Zeynalli has been behind bars since October 2011, when a pro-government lawmaker accused him of demanding money from her […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Venezuelan interim government to respect press freedom, refrain from any form of harassment of opposition media, and ensure the safety of journalists in the upcoming presidential election. The vote, to be held on April 14, will be a crucial test for the state of press freedom […]