A radio journalist was killed yesterday in the Philippines, the first murder of a journalist since Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino became president of the country on 30 June 2010 promising to fight corruption and impunity. According to IPI’s data, a total of 98 journalists have been killed in the Philippines since 2000 as a consequence of […]

Over 20 representatives of Bangladesh’s print and broadcast media have met in the country’s capital, Dhaka, to discuss threats and challenges facing the media in Bangladesh, and possible solutions. The meeting, held on 10 January 2011 at the Jatri auditorium, at Karwan Bazaar, Dhaka, was organized by the IPI Bangladesh National Committee as part of […]

Two Zambian journalists detained this week have now been charged with sedition, The Post newspaper told IPI this morning. Nyambe Muyumbana of Radio Lyambai and Mwala Kalaluka of The Post newspaper were arrested in separate incidents earlier this week in connection with their reports on protests for greater autonomy in Western Province. “We are appalled […]

The Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations, of which the International Press Institute is a member, has endorsed a resolution by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), another member, naming 2011 “The Year of Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere”. IPI and other committee members agreed in a meeting on 10 December in New […]