The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a commitment from key members of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) to strengthen enforcement mechanisms within the voluntary, non-statutory council. IPI also welcomed comments made by Zambian Vice President George Kunda, who told Parliament on 25 March that the government will refrain from seeking statutory regulation – for […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today obtained a report from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) indicating that Turkey is currently holding at least 57 journalists in prison – apparently more than any other country. The report followed an analysis of more than 70 journalists the OSCE conducted in conjunction with Erol […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern that the company that publishes Polish daily Rzeczpospolita could be dissolved, leaving the newspaper in state hands. Polish state-owned Państwowe Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita (PW) initiated proceedings last October in a Warsaw court to liquidate publisher Presspublica SA, in which it holds 49 percent of control. PW pointed […]

UPDATE 4 April 2011: Reuters reporters Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Khaled al-Hariri have been freed in Syria, the news agency reported. In another update, in Libya, one of four Al-Jazeera correspondents who are in detention, Lotfi Al Masoudi, has been freed, the network reported on its website on 3 April. Al Masoudi was originally detained with his colleagues […]