Israel’s government should seriously consider the press freedom implications of some aspects of a recommendation to close the nation’s public broadcaster and transform it into a new agency that would be funded through a combination of state funding and advertising, the International Press Institute said today, expressing concern about the prospect of political influence in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern at press freedom restrictions imposed by the Sri Lankan government, in particular the blockage of the Colombo Telegraph and other news websites in Sri Lanka. “Sri Lanka must ensure that the website of the Colombo Telegraph and other news websites are not blocked in the country, as […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a Costa Rican court’s ruling that government surveillance of a reporter’s phone records was unconstitutional. Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court made the ruling Friday in the case of Diario Extra journalist, Manuel Estrada, who was targeted by the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) after he wrote an […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed deep disappointment at efforts by Turkey to shut down access to Twitter ahead of local elections. Reuters said that Twitter users in Turkey reported widespread outages today, with some browsers displaying a statement by Turkey’s telecommunications provider citing […]