The recent farmers’ protests in India led to an exceptional dispute between the government and Twitter, as the social media platform has refused the Indian government’s request to block hundreds of accounts, including those of journalists. The disagreement began on February 1 when Twitter blocked or deleted 250 accounts and tweets at the request of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed outrage over the decision of Malaysia’s Federal Court finding the news website Malaysiakini guilty of contempt of court for comments posted by readers on its website. In its decision, which has shocked the media community […]

Authorities in Belarus must immediately release Belsat TV journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva and camerawoman Darya Chultsova and end the brutal crackdown on media reporting on anti-government protests, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. On Thursday February 18, a judge delivered a guilty verdict against the two media workers and sentenced them to two years of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today strongly condemned Mozambique’s decision to expel British journalist Tom Bowker. Bowker, the editor and co-founder of Zitamar News, was forced to leave Mozambique together with his partner, journalist Leigh Elston, and their two children on February […]