The International Press Institute (IPI) and its Turkish National Committee today condemned Turkish authorities’ raids on media outlets with links to a former ally-turned-critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and called for the release of journalists detained in the operation. Police targeted the Zaman newspaper and the Samanyolu Media Group, both of which are tied […]

Among the many guest speakers at IPI’s recent seminar on the abuse of defamation laws in Spain were three journalists working for independent media outlets who shared their experience of being subjected to legal action following their reports on corruption. Hailing from the Spanish island of Lanzarote, the satirical blog El Agitador has been sentenced […]

Read this article in English La sociedad civil española debería alzar su voz ante las distintas amenazas que acechan a la libertad de información en el país, según afirma el Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) tras la misión internacional que se llevó a cabo en Madrid y Barcelona del […]

Lea este artículo en español Spanish civil society must speak out to counter diverse challenges to freedom of expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today following a four-day international mission to Madrid and Barcelona. Participants in the mission concluded that a lack of coordinated monitoring and advocacy has hindered efforts to enhance the free […]