The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a landmark ruling by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) against the application of imprisonment in defamation cases. The Court unanimously ruled on Dec. 5 in the case of Konaté v. Burkina Faso that the country violated the free expression rights of a journalist when it […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on authorities in Azerbaijan to release investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova while they investigate allegations that she incited a former colleague to attempt suicide. A Baku court on Friday ordered Ismayilova detained for two months pending trial, reportedly based on the accusations of a man who said she spread […]

Dear IPI Members, Partners and Friends, As the New Year approaches I would like to announce changes in the leadership of the International Press Institute (IPI), a world’s leading organization fighting for press freedom, protection of human rights, freedom of expression, as well as the promotion of the free flow of information and high standards […]

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s Indian National Committee on Friday presented its 2014 Award for Excellence in Journalism to daily newspaper Hindustan Times and weekly newsmagazine The Week at a ceremony in Delhi. The Committee honoured the Hindustan Times for an investigation by Harinder Baweja into acid attacks on women in India. The Week garnered its award […]