An angry mob attacked the staff of a magazine in the Indian city of Mumbai this morning, leaving at least one of the publication’s employees seriously wounded, according to an IPI source. Approximately 20 individuals stormed the circulation department of The Week, an English-language magazine published by the Malayala Manorama Group.  The magazine’s deputy manager […]

Read in English El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy que conducirá una misión en cuatro países caribeños el próximo verano, como parte de sus esfuerzos para abolir las leyes que penalizan la difamación en la región. Representantes del IPI, incluyendo a su directora ejecutiva Alison Bethel McKenzie […]

IPI today expressed alarm at suggestions that Turkish journalists Adem Özköse and Hamit Coşkun have been in the custody of Syrian authorities since March 10, and that at least one of them, according to news reports, may have been tortured. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday said that Syria was holding the journalists prisoner […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced the promotions of Anthony Mills to Acting Deputy Director, and Barbara Trionfi to Press Freedom Manager.  Also announced was the creation of a new role, Manager of Communications and Philanthropic Enterprise, filled by IPI’s newest staff member Bruce Blake. “These individuals are each dedicated to our work to […]