The trial of seven Gambian journalists, who were arrested on charges of seditious publication on June 15, began today at a High Court in Banjul. According to the Media Foundation for West Africa, the journalists, who were originally slated to appear in court on July 7, were informed two days ago that their trial would […]

IPI calls on the Mexican authorities to act immediately to stem the systematic killing of reporters, following the brutal murder of radio journalist Juan Daniel Martínez Gil near Acapulco on the evening of Monday 27 July. Gil’s murder is another example of the grave danger the media face in Mexico, which is the Western Hemisphere’s […]

The International Press Institute today called on the Iranian government to stop jailing reporters and bloggers and to lift any restrictions on their freedom to move and report freely. In a letter to the Iranian ambassador to Austria, IPI Director David Dadge said, “The Iranian people and the world have a right to information as […]

IPI today called on Iranian authorities to honour their reassurances, made earlier in the week, that journalists would be allowed to report freely on developments in the country, rocked by violent clashes since last Friday’s contested election results. As protesters gathered on the streets of Tehran, the Iranian government cracked down on foreign news networks, […]