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IPI-led international press freedom mission kicks off in Istanbul

Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today launched the joint international press freedom mission to Turkey taking place from September 11 to 13 in Istanbul and Ankara. The international delegation consists of eight leading global press freedom and freedom of expression groups including […]

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IPI calls for immediate release of Senegal journalist Adama Gaye

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on the government of Senegal to drop charges against journalist Adama Gaye, who has been detained over a month on colonial-era charges of insulting the country’s president. A well-known critical of the current Senegalese government, […]

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IPI urges U.S. Afghan envoy to prioritize journalist safety in Taliban talks

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to make the safety of journalists a priority in his ongoing U.S.-Taliban talks. In a letter to the U.S. special representative, IPI said that media organizations in […]

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U.N., Japan should urge Egypt to release jailed journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today urged the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, to raise the issue of jailed journalists with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Al-Sisi, who is also the current chairperson of the African Union, is in […]

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