The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and the International Press Institute (IPI) completed a two-day fact-finding mission to Poland by calling on Polish journalists to stand together in defence of principles of press and media freedom. The group’s call came after the newly elected Polish government […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned Turkish authorities’ presentation of an indictment seeking to imprison journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül for life over reports claiming that Turkey’s intelligence agency secretly armed Islamist rebel groups in Syria. Prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled the indictment, which Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported charges both journalists with “gathering secret […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) was pleased to learn that members of a reporting crew sent by Al Jazeera Arabic to cover the armed conflict in Yemen who were kidnapped 10 days ago have been freed. The broadcaster yesterday reported the release of journalist Hamdi al-Bokari and cameraman Abdulaziz al-Sabri, who with driver Moneer al-Sabai […]

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked one of the most popular Malaysian blogging platforms after the company did not comply with a request to remove a post by Sarawak Report that allegedly contained “false content”.