“The struggle for press freedom is a continuing endeavour”, Oliver Vujovic, secretary general of the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), declared today in recognition of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, which falls on May 3. Politicians in the region monitored by SEEMO – Albania, Belarus, […]

In a letter to Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed grave concern over the April 26 bombing attacks on the offices of ThisDay newspaper in Abuja, and on facilities of The Sun, ThisDay and The Moment in Kaduna. In a letter dated May 2 and signed by IPI Executive […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern for the safety of a French journalist suspected of being held hostage by leftist rebels, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, according to its Spanish acronym), and urged the Colombian government to clarify his whereabouts. Roméo Langlois, a correspondent for France 24 TV and Le Figaro, […]

The California Legislature yesterday passed a resolution recognising May 3 as World Press Freedom Day 2012 and encouraging state legislatures throughout the United States to take similar action. California State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced Senate Joint Resolution 22, presented a copy to members of the Sacramento Press Club on the floor of the California […]