The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed disappointment at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s claim that police surveillance of Muslim student groups at campuses throughout the Northeast was necessary to protect press freedom. Responding to criticism by Yale President Richard Levin, Bloomberg told reporters at a press conference yesterday: “You are not going to […]

A freelance journalist who had investigated illegal mining activity, his wife and their two children were found brutally murdered in their home in India’s Madhya Pradesh state on Saturday night. Indian national media reported that Chandrika Rai, his wife, Durga, and their children, Jalaj (19) and Nisha (17) had been killed with a sharp object […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned over a recent wave of press-freedom violations against Palestinian journalists at the hands of both Israeli forces and Palestinian security services. Since the beginning of 2012, at least five journalists working in the Palestinian Territories have been subjected to arbitrary arrest and a further two have seen their […]

A week after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave in to mass protests and resigned his post, the International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the military council to protect press freedom in the coming transition period. IPI calls on the authorities to allow local and foreign reporters to do their work freely, without fear of […]