A journalist was killed in Pakistan’s province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhuwa last week, the ninth so far this year in the South Asian country. Pakistan is the second deadliest country for journalists so far this year, after Syria, where 12 journalists were killed since January, according to IPI’s Death Watch. Ayub Khan Khattak, a reporter for a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the recent killings of journalists in Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. IPI urges local authorities to investigate these cases and ensure that the perpetrators do not escape with impunity. IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi stated today: “IPI is extremely troubled by the dangerous conditions […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) called on the Yemeni authorities to fully investigate last month’s killing of journalist Wajdi al-Subaihi, who was also known as al-Shabi. According to news reports and local journalists, gunmen in the city of Aden killed Al Subaihi, 30, late on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Sanaa-based Freedom Foundation reported that masked […]

Two years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the news media in Libya enjoy greater freedom but the country remains a dangerous place for journalists, with numerous attacks reported in recent weeks and few signs that police and prosecutors are investigating the incidents. Journalists interviewed by the International Press Institute (IPI) report widening insecurity since […]