The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the continued detention of journalist Abdullah Elshamy by Egyptian authorities and called for the immediate release of all journalists being held in prison because of their work. According to media reports, Elshamy, a journalist for Al Jazeera’s Arabic channel who has been detained since Aug. 14 without […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Israeli authorities to refrain from interfering in media outlets’ editorial decisions following a raid last Friday on the studios of a Palestinian broadcaster. Israeli security forces raided the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)’s East Jerusalem studios while the station was broadcasting the morning programme “Good Morning Jerusalem” (“Sabah Al-Khair […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling for nominations for the 2014 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. The award, which carries a €3,000 prize, is open to journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has partnered with Austria’s Photographische Gesellschaft (PHG), publisher Edition Lammerhuber, UNESCO, the Austrian Parliament and the Austrian Parliamentary Reporting Association to present the 2014 Alfred Fried Photography Award for peace photograph of the year. Submissions for the Award, which carries a prize of €5,000, will be accepted until Sept. 5, […]