The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned an Iranian court decision convicting Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who holds dual U.S.-Iranian nationality, and called for his immediate release. A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, appeared on state TV late Sunday night to announce that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had convicted Rezaian. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged authorities in Georgia to ensure that a legal process addressing a dispute over ownership of influential independent broadcaster Rustavi 2 TV is fair, impartial and transparent. In early August, a court presiding over a lawsuit filed by former Rustavi 2 TV owner Kibar Khalvashi issued an order seizing […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 14 other non-governmental organisations in a statement supporting a recent European Parliament resolution that criticised the human rights situation in Angola. The resolution, adopted on Sept. 10, highlighted in particular the “increasing shrinking space for freedoms of expression”. In May IPI condemned the suspended six-month prison sentence handed […]

Azerbaijan’s government needs to end an ongoing campaign of repression against journalists and others, which has led to the detention and investigation of several journalists in recent weeks, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The past month has seen a surge in the number of journalists detained for questioning by Azerbaijani authorities – including […]