The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed concern today about missing Mexican journalist Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, who disappeared last week in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz. Sánchez, who reported on corruption among local officials and drug-related violence in the area, has been missing since the evening of Jan. 2, when his family reported that nine armed men […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) joined observers around the world in condemning the brutal attack today on the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were killed. UPDATE: This statement was revised on Jan. 8, 2015 to add further information on the victims and on the alleged attackers. “IPI is appalled […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) said today that it was troubled to learn that Palestinian Associated Press (AP) correspondent Mohammed Daraghmeh had been denied entry into Jordan. Daraghmeh was denied entry into Jordan while travelling from the West Bank for work on Dec. 3. He currently remains in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, […]

Kenya’s Parliament passed a controversial security bill yesterday evening during a fraught session that was adjourned twice after heated debate culminated in shouting matches and some physical blows. Governing Jubilee Coalition MPs approved the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 despite opposition accusations that Kenya would become a “police state”. The bill contains provisions that carry the […]