The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that South Korea has lifted an order preventing a Japanese journalist who faces charges for allegedly defaming South Korea’s president from leaving the country. Local media said the travel ban on former Sankei Shimbun Seoul Bureau Chief Tatsuya Kato was lifted based on “humanitarian consideration”, given the ailing […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate, today condemned a Greek court ruling sentencing prominent investigative journalist Kostas Vaxevanis to 26 months in prison for libel. A court in Athens on March 30 found Vaxevanis guilty of criminally defaming well-known Greek businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos. According to […]

Despite a lack of aggregated data and specific studies on the issue, experts say there is enough evidence to suggest that the online harassment of journalists, including threats of violence, has a serious psychological impact that may result in self-censorship. The threats that journalists must confront on a daily basis are many. In its pioneering […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today repeated its call for Syria to release imprisoned IPI World Press Freedom Hero and Syria Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) founder Mazen Darwish. Yara Badr, Darwish’s wife and the current SCM Director Manager, told IPI on Friday that Darwish will be transferred shortly to Damascus for […]