The International Press Institute’s (IPI) Nepal National Committee today expressed deep concern over a reported press-freedom violation that occurred in Kathmandu on June 17, 2013. According to reports, Nepal Television reporter Subhadra Gautam, cameraperson Shiva Pangeni, and driver Lalit Bahadur Khatri were attacked by a group of people while reporting on the government raid of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the recent detention of freelance photographer and filmmaker Du Bin by Chinese authorities and called for his immediate release. Du Bin, 41, a past contributor to numerous Western media outlets, disappeared days before the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, and was later […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today condemned a campaign of repression targeting journalists covering ongoing protests in Turkey. IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi said: “We are deeply disturbed by accounts of numerous journalists being beaten, detained arbitrarily and forced to delete footage. We are […]

The International Press Institute today expressed serious concern over Friday’s passage of the Law on Communications by the Ecuadorian National Assembly. Among its most alarming provisions, is the creation of a regulatory council with excessive authority which, given the law’s vague provisions, IPI believes could be used by the administration of President Rafael Correa to further target journalists.  […]