The International Press Institute (IPI) said today that it was pleased Dominican Republic officials have brought charges against police who allegedly plotted to murder a journalist, and called for further action to address the disturbing number of attacks on journalists this year. Authorities on Monday announced charges against five officers accused of plotting to murder […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today voiced concern over a Mexican radio station’s firing of a journalist after she said on air that Mexican President Felipe Calderon should respond to allegations that he is an alcoholic. Well-known radio and TV journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired by MVS radio on Monday after she refused to apologize […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over Russian authorities’ explanation of their decision to deny re-entry into the country for British journalist Luke Harding, the Moscow correspondent for daily newspaper The Guardian. Russia’s foreign ministry issued a short statement yesterday saying that Harding had violated “a whole series” of the terms of his […]

Media personnel continue to suffer in the ongoing demonstrations in Egypt, with an Egyptian journalist succumbing to injuries sustained during the protests. Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, a journalist working for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ta’awun, died Friday, 4 February, of injuries sustained when he was shot by a sniper a week before. Mahmoud was taking pictures of […]