The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the release of another journalist from prison in Turkey and urged the country to free the rest of the nearly 100 journalists it currently holds behind bars, the vast majority of whom have been convicted of no crime. A court in Istanbul late yesterday afternoon ordered the release […]

A new law in Ethiopia, ratified on May 24, 2012, will criminalise the use of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications, such as Skype, Viber and GTalk. “IPI is gravely concerned at this development, which appears to be yet another move by the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to control the free flow of […]

A Mexican crime reporter who mysteriously vanished last week along with her two-year-old son called into a local radio program on Friday to report that the two were well but that she was in fear for their safety. “My son and I are well, but for our own security I cannot say where I am,” […]

On June 17, as Greeks went to the polls for the second time in six weeks, two hand grenades were found in the courtyard of the Neo Faliro building in southern Athens housing the Kathimerini SA media group, which includes Skai television and radio. The first grenade was spotted by an employee while the second […]