The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern about continuing threats against journalist Vladimir Mitric, a correspondent of the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti in Loznica, in western Serbia. Mitric was threatened again on Sept. 15 despite being under 24-hour police protection. The veteran journalist […]

Gambian journalist Babucarr Ceesay now faces a charge of “seditious publication”, in addition to the charge of “conspiring to commit a felony” levelled against him and fellow journalist Abubacarr Saidykhan earlier this week, local journalists told IPI. IPI is concerned that the charges may be designed to punish these journalists for criticising the government. The […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Syrian authorities to guarantee the well-being of three foreign journalists whose whereabouts remain a mystery after more than a month. Syrian authorities earlier this month denied holding U.S.-funded Arabic-language satellite station Al Hurra correspondent Bashar Fahmi, a Jordanian citizen of Palestinian origin whose location remains unknown. He […]

IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie opened the first of two sessions dedicated to oil wealth and poverty at IPI’s Oil Gas & Media Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday by noting that in many oil-rich countries populations remain devastatingly poor. “Why is no one reporting on what happens to the oil wealth?” Bethel McKenzie […]