The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed satisfaction today at the release of Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye from prison after three years, but urged authorities in Yemen not to further restrict the journalist by placing him under house arrest. Previously, the United States government had reportedly pressured Yemeni authorities not to free Shaye, who covered […]

International Press Institute (IPI) Senior Press Freedom Adviser Steven M. Ellis and South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) Secretary General Oliver Vujovic travelled to Istanbul this week to speak before the second Congress of the Freedom for Journalists Platform (Gazetecilere Özgürlük Platformu – GÖP), an umbrella group representing press freedom and free expression groups across […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), expressed alarm over the continued imprisonment of Tomislav Kezarovski, a journalist working for the daily Nova Makedonija in the Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Tomislav Kezarovski has now spent nearly two months behind bars. Kezarovski was […]

Syrian forces should immediately release foreign journalists currently being held captive in the country and ensure that all journalists are free to report on the civil war without the threat of abduction, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Dozens of journalists have reportedly been abducted and 11 killed in Syria so far this year […]