The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned violent attacks by Armenian police on journalists seeking to cover efforts to disperse street demonstrations in Yerevan and it called on authorities to hold officers involved accountable. “Reports that scores of accredited journalists were beaten and detained, and their equipment destroyed, at the direction of senior police officials […]

A powerful new tool for defending the European media’s right to report on matters of public interest is now available, the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) and the London-based Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) announced today. IPI and MLDI have joined together to publish a comprehensive reference and training manual for lawyers and journalists on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on authorities to fully investigate the case of a journalist beaten to death in north central Poland earlier this month and to bring his killer to justice. Lukasz Masiak, 31, a well-respected journalist at local online news outlet NaszaMlawa.pl in the town of Mlawa, was killed at a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed dismay at the second murder of a journalist in India this month and urged the country’s government to ensure that those responsible for the deaths are brought to justice. Sandeep Kothari, a journalist from the Madhya Pradesh state in India, was found dead Saturday night after having been […]