The Nigerian National Committee on International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned what is described as “the rising wave of media harassment in the country.” In a communiqué jointly signed by IPI chairman Mallam Kabiru Yusuf and Secretary Raheem Adedoyin at the end of its meeting held in Abuja yesterday which reviewed the state of free […]

Yemeni journalist and Al-Qaeda analyst Abdulelah Haidar Shaia was released on Tuesday, two weeks after he was handed a five-year prison term for allegedly recruiting for Al-Qaeda and taking photos of potential Al-Qaeda targets for the Islamist terrorist group, reports said. He was released on a presidential order, according to news reports, although it was […]

Plan in advance Establish pre-arranged contact points with the rest of your team (photographer, camera operator, producer, etc.) if you plan to separate Always carry press identification, but conceal it if it attracts unwarranted attention Bring a cellular phone with emergency numbers pre-set for speed dialling Position yourself upwind if there is a possibility that […]

The head of information for Belgian newspaper Le Soir told the International Press Institute (IPI) today that his country’s ambassador to Cairo spoke by telephone this afternoon with detained correspondent Serge Dumont, who said he had been interrogated by Egyptian authorities. Belgian Ambassador M. Bruno Neve de Mevergnies  reportedly said Dumont indicated he was violently […]