U.S. journalist Mona Eltahawy was freed in Cairo on Thursday morning, 12 hours after she was arrested, according to a post on the columnist’s Twitter feed. A second journalist, Jehane Noujaim, who was detained on Wednesday, remains in custody. Eltahawy was detained for nearly twelve hours. Upon her release, she apparently tweeted that she had […]

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of publishers, editors and leading journalists, today sent an open letter to President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, urging him to reject the Protection of State Information Bill if it is not amended to allow a public interest defence plea. The letter is signed by IPI’s […]

A one-day experts meeting on impunity and the safety of journalists held on Wednesday by the International Press Institute (IPI) in cooperation with the Austrian Foreign Ministry ended with a resolve by Austria to carry the critical issue forward during its term on the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, to which it was […]

A court in Istanbul today sent International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener and other journalists accused of supporting a coup plot back to pre-trial detention while another panel reviews a motion to recuse the presiding judge for bias. The order came at the close of the first day of proceedings in […]