A Syrian anti-terrorism court yesterday again postponed proceedings in the case against International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Mazen Darwish, founder of the Syria Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM). The next court date is scheduled for April 28, the SCM said in a statement noting that the court gave no reason […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week remembered former IPI Executive Board Chair David Laventhol, who died on April 8 at his home in New York due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Laventhol, 81, was a long-time IPI member whose career in journalism included high-profile roles as assistant managing editor of The Washington Post, president […]

After several months of trial proceedings, prosecutors in Slovenia have dropped charges against a prominent investigative journalist accused of publishing classified state intelligence, the International Press Insitute (IPI) has learned. The case had previously drawn scrutiny from IPI, its affiliate the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) and other press freedom groups amid concerns that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that South Korea has lifted an order preventing a Japanese journalist who faces charges for allegedly defaming South Korea’s president from leaving the country. Local media said the travel ban on former Sankei Shimbun Seoul Bureau Chief Tatsuya Kato was lifted based on “humanitarian consideration”, given the ailing […]