The state of Israel has come to a plea bargain agreement with the lawyers of Israeli journalist Uri Blau in which the journalist will admit to possessing classified documents without authorisation, and the state will ask that Blau be allowed to do community service in lieu of prison time, according to local and international reports. The […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC), a voluntary regulatory system for the Zambian media, which was scheduled to take place this afternoon. “I am proud to announce that the long-awaited launch of ZAMEC will finally take place tomorrow (today) after three years of planning and negotiations. […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at new threats against Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip, the Minsk correspondent of Moscow-based daily newspaper Novaya Gazeta. On June 22, Khalip found a chicken head in a plastic bag placed inside an unstamped envelope left in […]

Three journalists who have been outstanding in their bravery and commitment to press freedom received awards from the International Press Institute (IPI) for their work, at a ceremony that was the highlight of the IPI’s recent 61st World Congress. The awards dinner, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, honored IPI’s […]