The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono.  The prominent journalist, known for his coverage of corruption in the country, was arrested by state security on July 20. Chin’ono had recently published a report revealing Covid-19 […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 77 other civil society and journalism organizations in calling on the Philippine authorities to drop a series of tax and foreign ownership cases against IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa ahead of a hearing in one of the tax cases on July 22. IPI Director of Advocacy Ravi […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, called for a criminal tax case against Philippines journalist Maria Ressa to be dropped ahead of a hearing in the case tomorrow. Ressa, a member of IPI’s global executive board, faces an hearing on July 22 in one of three […]

The date was October 2, 2018. It was an ordinary business day in Istanbul.  Suddenly, my phone rang while I was sitting at my table in the office of the newspaper…