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Four Italian journalists kidnapped in Syria

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the abduction of four Italian journalists in Syria and demanded their immediate release, as well as the release of three other journalists currently believed to be detained in Syria. On Friday, Italy’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that four Italian journalists had been abducted during the previous night in northern […]

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IPI setzt sich für Zulassung ausländischer Journalisten zum NSU-Prozess ein

Read this article in English Das Deutsche Nationalkomitee des International Press Institute IPI* setzt sich dafür ein, dass ausländische Medienvertreter, insbesondere Journalisten aus der Türkei, als Gerichtsberichterstatter zur Münchner NSU-Gerichtsverhandlung zugelassen werden. Bei dem vom Gericht praktizierten Auswahlverfahren für die Journalistenplätze im Gerichtssaal war die zeitliche Reihenfolge der Anmeldungen ausschlaggebend. Das hatte zur Folge, dass […]

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Ahead of upcoming hearing, IPI and WAN-IFRA call for release of Ethiopian journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today reiterated their call for the Ethiopian authorities drop terrorism charges against Eskinder Nega and immediately free him from prison, along with other journalists who are currently being held in connection with their work. While Nega was supposed to have […]

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IPI condemns violent attack on Baghdad newspapers

The International Press Institute condemned the violent attacks carried out against four Baghdad newspapers on Monday, and expressed its concern over the continued insecurity of journalists working in Iraq. Four Baghdad newspapers – Al Parliman, Al Dustour, Al Mustaqila, and Al Nas – were attacked by gunmen on April 1, 2013, according to news reports. […]

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