The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, yesterday sent an open letter to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev calling on him to investigate reported attacks on journalists, to look into the cases of six journalists currently imprisoned in his country and to make moves forward on decriminalising defamation in Azerbaijan. The […]

Read in English El Instituto Internacional de Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Asociación Mundial de Periódicos y Editores de Noticias (WAN-IFRA) hicieron hoy un llamado a los candidatos de las venideras elecciones presidenciales en México a incluir entre las prioridades de sus plataformas de campaña tanto la seguridad de los reporteros, como la lucha […]

Lea en español The International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today called upon candidates in Mexico’s forthcoming presidential election to prioritise in their campaign platforms both reporter safety and combating impunity for crimes committed against the media. Since April 28, Mexico has witnessed the murders of five […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned by news reports that journalists attempting to photograph a visit by supermodel Naomi Campbell to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem were “harassed” by Palestinian security forces. Although Palestinian state television was able to exclusively interview Campbell, who was celebrating her 42nd birthday in Israel, other journalists were […]