The countries of Belarus, Hungary, Turkey and Ukraine each provide troubling examples of a backslide on media freedom issues in Europe, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today as it unveiled a “Europe Watch List” to highlight and combat that trend. The four countries represent “Focus Countries” on the List, posted on IPI’s website, which […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), have joined international freedom of expression groups in criticising the European Union’s silence on Greek prosecutors’ decision to appeal the acquittal of a journalist who published a list of names of some 2,000 Greeks who allegedly hold bank accounts in […]

Serbian journalists and their families have now been targeted in three attacks using explosive devices in less than two weeks. Following an incident on Oct. 30, the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), said it had observed an escalation of attacks against journalists in Serbia. In […]

Just days after criminal charges were dropped against Gambian journalists Abubacarr Saidykhan and Babucarr Ceesay, they have received an emailed death threat. The International Press Institute expressed deep concern and called for an investigation. The note, which they received last Thursday, reads in part: “I have stepped in voluntarily to kill all of you and […]