Thirty-three years after an Apartheid regime banned two newspapers and clamped down on anti-apartheid activists and associations, South Africa recognized what is commonly known as “Black Wednesday” with a series of events around the country. In the country to lobby against proposed media regulations, IPI Acting Director Alison Bethel McKenzie said, “Today is a day […]

Egyptian authorities have introduced a host of new regulations ahead of parliamentary elections to be held on 29 November, in an apparent attempt to clamp down on independent media. The move comes less than three weeks after Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief and founder of the private daily Al-Dustour, and a critic of the government, was dismissed after […]

A Slovenian journalist was allegedly threatened with death on Sunday 10 October by a prominent Ljubljana-based businessman after investigating his company, the journalist told the International Press Institute on Thursday. Jaka Elikan, a reporter for Slovene business daily Finance, had been conducting investigations into Electa, a company owned by Jure Jankovic, son of Ljubljana mayor Zoran […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today appealed to the Zambian government to respect the principle of voluntary self-regulation of the media. IPI believes the government should support the launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) as a voluntary, self-regulatory body, by refraining from forcing public media to withdraw their membership. “While we are delighted that […]