The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today condemned Turkey’s prime minister’s accusation that a journalist was a traitor for revealing that the government secretly profiled and monitored citizens based on their religious beliefs and affiliations. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told a crowd that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today mourned the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela, whose resistance* to apartheid made him a towering icon of the global movement for equality. Mr. Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on Dec. 5. He was 95. Deeply aware of the press’s role in accelerating the advent of democracy […]

A Mexican editor’s ongoing hunger strike highlights the urgent need for the federal government to regulate the distribution of official advertising, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Ildefonso Chávez, editor of the Chihuahua-based El Pueblo began his strike on Dec. 2, alleging that the Chihuahua state government refuses to pay a bill for nearly […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed concern that proposed changes to Slovakia’s 2014 state budget could threaten the political independence of the country’s broadcasting regulator and lead to media self-censorship. A draft budget currently before Parliament would cut overall funding for the Slovak Council […]