Ma Ying-jeou, president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), will open this year’s IPI World Congress, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today. To be held in Taipei from 24-27 September 2011, this is the second time IPI will hold its World Congress on the island known as “Ilha Formosa” (Beautiful Island). It also marks the return of […]

At least five journalists and bloggers have been detained since the violent crackdown on protests in Daraa began several days ago, according to news reports, and one private television station has received threats from the Syrian authorities, a report on AlArabiya.net stated.  Journalist Mazen Darwish, writer Louay Hussein, cameraman Maen Al-Ali and bloggers Khaled Elekhetayar […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned raids by Turkish police this week in search of draft copies of an unpublished book by imprisoned journalist Ahmet Şık that reportedly focuses on the influence of an alleged Islamic group within the country’s police force. Police in Istanbul raided a printing house Wednesday in search of computer […]

UPDATE 23.03.2011: Two reporters with Agence France Press (AFP) and a photographer with Getty Images, who were detained last week in Libya reportedly by soldiers friendly to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, were released early today, AFP reported. Qaddafi spokesman Mussa Ibrahim announced yesterday that “The leader of the revolution (Moamer Kadhafi) received an appeal from […]