The International Press Institute (IPI) Nepal National Committee today condemned the alleged attack against a journalist by a police official at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, Aug. 26. According to the information available to IPI, Nepal Police Head Constable Basanta Bahadur Karki allegedly manhandled cameraperson Sachin Pariyar, who had come to the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Tuesday welcomed the news that charges against Ethiopian editor Temesgen Desalegn have been withdrawn, and called for Ethiopia to reform its stance toward the media and free all journalists who are currently in jail for their criticism of official policies, and cease its harassment of Feteh newspaper. Prosecutors sent […]

In his first legislative move as president, Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi passed a law on Thursday banning the pre-trial detention of journalists accused of “publishing offences”. The move came hours after a Giza criminal court decided to place Islam Afifi, chief-editor of Al Dustour newspaper, in preventative custody. Afifi was held last week on charges of […]

The International Press Institute’s executive director, Alison Bethel McKenzie, today issued an open letter to Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma urging him and the government to enact the long-awaited Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill. The bill, which would give Sierra Leoneans the right to access information from public institutions, has been several years in […]