The International Press Institute today condemned a six-year prison sentence given to Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli last week on charges of smuggling, illegal border crossing and assaulting state officials. Mukhtarli, who had fled to Georgia with his wife Leyla Mustafayeva in 2015, was kidnapped in May 2017 and forcibly returned to Azerbaijan. Mukhtarli’s lawyer, Elchin […]

Marking one year after the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join a Jan. 15 to 17 international mission to the United States to assess changes in the media and press freedom landscape in the country and bring concerns to the attention of relevant authorities. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today call for a Turkish Constitutional Court ruling ordering the release of two jailed journalists to be implemented immediately. The Constitutional Court said Thursday that the rights of journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay, who have spent more than a year behind bars, had been violated. The decision was welcomed as […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for the release of two Reuters reporters in Myanmar who have been held since Dec. 12 under the country’s Official Secrets Act. The two Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, appeared in court in Yangon today where prosecutors officially filed charges against them. Due back in court […]