The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrests of media workers in Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked region of Tigray. At least two journalists and two translators have been detained in the past few days, according to news reports. On March 1, BBC Tigrinya […]

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) announces the first MFRR Summit, taking place online between 17th and 20th March. Locked Down: Protecting Europe’s Free Press will feature keynote speeches by Irene Khan and Věra Jourová, and bring together 32 journalists and experts from 16 countries to explore the threats facing media freedom in Europe across […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the latest arrests of journalists covering protests in Myanmar and called for an end to all attacks on media in the country.  Protests in Myanmar have intensified since the military coup and last weekend saw […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today welcomed a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court blocking closer government control over the state-owned Anadolu news agency (AA). The ruling was published on February 24, 2021. AA is a state-run news agency established in 1920 with the […]