Aldion Layao, a former radio journalist and currently a village council chairman was shot dead in Davao city on April 8, according to media reports. Layao was on his way home with a relative in a car, when he was shot by two unidentified men on a motorcycle. He was hit twice in the neck […]

UNESCO announced today that it has selected Azerbaijani journalist and IPI member Eynulla Fatullayev to receive the 2012 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. IPI Acting Deputy Director Anthony Mills said: “We are delighted to hear that UNESCO has decided to give the award to Mr. Fatullayev. The courage and resilience he has displayed in […]

Lea en español The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Dominican Republic to protect its citizens’ right to information as the country prepares for the final month of a divisive presidential campaign. The frontrunners in the election, scheduled for May 20, are Danilo Medina Sánchez of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (DLP) and […]

Read in English El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) ha instado hoy al gobierno de la República Dominicana a proteger el derecho de sus ciudadanos a informarse en el último mes de una dividida campaña electoral presidencial. Los principales candidatos para las elecciones del próximo 20 de mayo son […]