The International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee today welcomed Turkey’s release of two journalists from prison pending trial, but the group heavily criticised ongoing proceedings against journalists the government accuses of supporting terrorism. A court in Istanbul yesterday ordered the release of Çağdaş Ulus from the daily Vatan newspaper and Cihan Ablay from Demokratik […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a judge’s ruling yesterday in the Dominican Republic that sentenced a journalist to three months in prison for defamation Melton Pineda is the second Dominican journalist to face prison for defamation in 2012, following the January conviction of Johnny Alberto Salazar, whose case was later overturned on appeal. […]

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn c/o H.E. Minelik Alemu Getahun Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Rue de Moillebeau 56 Case postale 338 1211 Genève 19, Switzerland Tel. +41 22- 919 70 10 Fax +41 22 – 919 70 29 Dear Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegen, It has been one year to this day […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the detention and beating of a leading independent Cuban journalist reportedly by Cuban state security forces, and expressed concern for the whereabouts of a missing correspondent. Roberto de Jesús Guerra, editor of the news website Hablemos Press, was detained along with one of the site’s photographers, Gerardo Youmel […]