The International Press Institute (IPI) has endorsed a letter to Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness from the Press Association (PAJ) of Jamaica calling on his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to exercise restraint in its criticism of media workers covering the country’s 29 December elections. PAJ President Jenni Campbell sent the letter to Holness in response […]

Despite former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s agreement to hand over power, the announcement of elections in February 2012 and the unveiling of a new unity government this week, protests and violence continue in Yemen – as do threats and attacks against journalists. Hakim Almasmari, chief editor of the Yemen Post news website, told IPI […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), calls on the authorities in Vojvodina, northern Serbia, to protect journalists from political pressure. With general elections approaching in spring 2012, the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) has registered a growing number of journalists’ complaints regarding political pressure. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the world’s oldest global press freedom organization with members from leading media outlets spanning every continent, on Thursday announced the creation of the Li Journalism Fellowship. The annual, two-month fellowship is named after IPI Vice-Chairman Simon Li, a former assistant managing editor for The Los Angeles Times, and his wife, […]