The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a subsidiary of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned the alleged assault on a television crew from Belgrade-based Studio B TV. On Feb. 22, 2012, reporters from Studio B were filming in the downtown area of the Serbian capital when a person approached and threatened them, […]

The Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia appears to be sliding towards a tightly controlled media environment, the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today. SEEMO, a subsidiary of the International Press Institute (IPI), said it has observed a steady trend towards increasing pressure on journalists and that reporters are […]

Two foreign journalists and a Syrian videographer have been killed by mortar shells in the Syrian city of Homs, where areas of the city have been under siege since the beginning of the month, news reports say. Marie Colvin of the London-based Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed when a rocket […]

Beleaguered former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has threatened to sue a Trinidadian journalist for defamation after the journalist reported on Warner’s alleged role in a growing financial scandal involving a missing half-million euros meant for Haiti’s football federation. Speaking to the International Press Institute (IPI), the journalist, Lasana Liburd, called the threat an act […]