The International Press Institute (IPI) today said it was deeply concerned about the future of democracy in Turkey, commenting that a growing crackdown on those accused of links to last weekend’s failed coup attempt risked fully plunging the country into authoritarianism. Parliament yesterday approved a three-month state of emergency giving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the murder of a Mexican journalist under police protection who was gunned down on Wednesday in eastern Veracruz. According to news accounts, Pedro Tamayo Rosas was working with his wife and two grown sons at a food stand outside his home in Tierra Blanca when two men approached […]

A bill that would give extraordinary power to the Pakistani government to censor online content continues to raise alarm among the country’s civil society as it moves through Parliament. Passed in April by the National Assembly, the lower house of Pakistan’s Parliament, the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) is currently under review by a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over developments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), which this week fired eight journalists who had voiced disagreement with its ban on covering violent protests, a stance the broadcaster has now reversed. After vowing a challenge, the public broadcaster said yesterday that it would obey the Independent […]