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 […]

A Turkish court has issued a one-month publication ban against pro-Kurdish weekly newspaper Demokratik Vatan for allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda, news website Bianet reported today. The court reportedly based its decision on an issue that included articles titled “Our martyrs are the proof of our war of liberation”, “Month of martyrs” and “The names of […]

The Gambian Inspector General of Police, Yankuba Sonko, reportedly said that Interpol confirmed to Gambian authorities that a journalist who has been missing since 2006 is actually in the United States. “As far as we are concerned, the latest information we received from Interpol is that he was seen in America and that is it,” […]

The International Press Institute condemned Israel’s raid last week on a Palestinian television channel, Al-Asir TV, and the detention of the station’s director, Baha Khairi Attalah Moussa. Israeli institutions apparently have no idea why the station was raided. Moussa is expected to be in court tomorrow, May 24, where he will learn whether he will […]