Egyptian authorities this morning released detained correspondent Serge Dumont of Belgium’s Le Soir newspaper and three France24 journalists who were arrested last night, but later took the four back into custody, Le Soir’s chief of information told the International Press Institute (IPI). Jurek Kuczkiewicz said authorities re-arrested Dumont and the three unidentified French correspondents and […]

The Nigerian National Committee on International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned what is described as “the rising wave of media harassment in the country.” In a communiqué jointly signed by IPI chairman Mallam Kabiru Yusuf and Secretary Raheem Adedoyin at the end of its meeting held in Abuja yesterday which reviewed the state of free […]

Yemeni journalist and Al-Qaeda analyst Abdulelah Haidar Shaia was released on Tuesday, two weeks after he was handed a five-year prison term for allegedly recruiting for Al-Qaeda and taking photos of potential Al-Qaeda targets for the Islamist terrorist group, reports said. He was released on a presidential order, according to news reports, although it was […]

Plan in advance Establish pre-arranged contact points with the rest of your team (photographer, camera operator, producer, etc.) if you plan to separate Always carry press identification, but conceal it if it attracts unwarranted attention Bring a cellular phone with emergency numbers pre-set for speed dialling Position yourself upwind if there is a possibility that […]