A delegation of six press freedom organisations concluded a three-day mission to Croatia by calling on the country’s political leaders to guarantee the independence of the public broadcaster HRT as well as of the national electronic media regulator. Members of the delegation said the next Croatian government should act swiftly to reform the current law […]

Following Eritrea’s announcement this week that Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak is alive after nearly 15 years behind bars without trial or official charge, the International Press Institute (IPI) renewed its call for the release of Isaak and all journalists detained there in connection with their work. Eritrean Foreign Affairs Minister Osman Saleh made the announcement […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) co-sponsored a joint statement delivered today before a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva calling on Turkey to immediately and unconditionally release Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey representative Erol Önderoğlu, journalist Ahmet Nesin and academic Şebnem Korur Fincancı. The three were arrested and charged on Monday with […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned Zambian authorities’ seizure of The Post newspaper, shutting down one of the only media outlets giving balanced political coverage just 51 days before voters go to the polls to elect the country’s president and General Assembly. Officers of the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) raided The Post’s offices and […]