Turkmen journalist Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev, a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for allegedly encouraging a relative’s suicide attempt. Observers believe the sentence may be retaliation for his investigative journalism. In July this year, Yazkuliyev was one of the first journalists in the country to cover […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Anna Politkovskaya, today called on authorities to identify and hold accountable the mastermind of the killing. The move came amid reports that investigators announced the indictment of Chechen native Lom-Ali Gaitukayev in the slaying […]

Today a good friend of the International Press Institute (IPI) is celebrating his 80th birthday. It is with sincere respect and gratitude that we say Happy Birthday to Bishop Desmond Tutu, a staunch supporter of press freedom, freedom of speech and other basic human rights. It was just last year that Bishop Tutu sent us […]

Media reports on Tuesday that Zambian Watchdog reporter George Zulu is in police custody are not true, the reporter told IPI yesterday, while expressing concern that the newspaper’s staff is being intimidated by police who want them to reveal their sources on a controversial story. IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie called on Zambia’s new […]