The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, expressed dismay over the plea bargain that Tanzania journalist Erick Kabendera was forced to sign this week to secure his release after seven months in prison. Kabendera, an award-winning journalist, walked out of the prison on February […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned Egyptian authorities’ decision to seek a retrial against an Egyptian journalist, Badr Muhammad Badr, who was ordered freed in December by the country’s Surpreme Court. “The Supreme Court issued Badr’s release on December 3, before […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today urged the United Kingdom not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces prosecution under the U.S. Espionage Act. The extradition case of Assange, who is currently lodged in Belmarsh prison, […]