Lea este artículo en español Spanish civil society must speak out to counter diverse challenges to freedom of expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today following a four-day international mission to Madrid and Barcelona. Participants in the mission concluded that a lack of coordinated monitoring and advocacy has hindered efforts to enhance the free […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a landmark ruling by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) against the application of imprisonment in defamation cases. The Court unanimously ruled on Dec. 5 in the case of Konaté v. Burkina Faso that the country violated the free expression rights of a journalist when it […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on authorities in Azerbaijan to release investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova while they investigate allegations that she incited a former colleague to attempt suicide. A Baku court on Friday ordered Ismayilova detained for two months pending trial, reportedly based on the accusations of a man who said she spread […]

Dear IPI Members, Partners and Friends, As the New Year approaches I would like to announce changes in the leadership of the International Press Institute (IPI), a world’s leading organization fighting for press freedom, protection of human rights, freedom of expression, as well as the promotion of the free flow of information and high standards […]