Twenty international journalists who have been recognised as World Press Freedom Heroes by the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) have condemned the Ethiopian government’s decision to jail Eskinder Nega and other journalists on terrorism charges, and called for their immediate release. Eskinder Nega, an online writer and critic of the current Ethiopian government, was arrested […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that the State of Colorado will decriminalise libel. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on April 13 signed a bill to repeal the state’s criminal libel law, effective Sep. 1. IPI Acting Deputy Director Anthony Mills said: “We are very pleased to hear that Colorado has taken the positive […]

A series of journalists, and a media activist, were killed this week, and another was viciously attacked on Friday, starkly highlighting the grave global threats to the safety of journalists. The International Press Institute (IPI) was saddened to learn of the death of several citizen reporters in Syria, in the past few days, despite a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Azerbaijan’s government to hold accountable those responsible for beating five journalists in Baku yesterday. Security guards for the state oil company SOCAR allegedly severely beat Idrak Abbasov – a reporter with the Zerkalo newspaper and the Baku-based media-monitoring group Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) – and […]