The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Burundi to immediately release four journalists and a driver from the privately owned Iwacu news outlet who have been held without charge for two days. The arrests are the latest illustration of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the blocking of 59 websites, including news portals, by a court of the Palestinian Authority and called for the restrictions to be lifted immediately. Last week a court in Ramallah ordered the blocking of websites […]

Egypt must release the at least 57 journalists currently behind bars in the country, the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, said today. IPI’s #PressEgypt campaign lists nearly four dozen reporters and editors currently jailed in Egypt. The majority are accused of terrorism-related crimes, […]

In the past, the television was the surest way of moulding people’s perceptions, shaping their opinions and sneaking into their lives. Today, however, a relatively successful YouTuber can compete with major news programmes in terms of viewership. This is particularly true in a country like Turkey, where the quality of television has been eroded significantly […]