The International Press Institute (IPI) called today on Turkish authorities to dismiss all charges against local journalist Ozan Kaplanoğlu who was sentenced earlier this month to almost two years in prison for reporting on a press release. Kaplanoğlu, the editor-in-chief of the online news site BursaMuhalif.com and a board member of the Bursa Association of Contemporary Journalists, […]

Today, the International Press Institute (IPI) with 15 other human rights and freedom of expression organizations published a joint letter to Charles Michel, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to ensure that improvement in fundamental rights and the rule of law are at the heart of […]

The Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid newspaper Apple Daily has announced that it will halt print and digital operations amid unrelenting pressure from the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities. The final print edition will be distributed Thursday, June 24, the Hong Kong Free Press website reported today. Apple Daily’s digital edition will go offline on Saturday. […]

The IPI global network today called on the authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to immediately arrest and hold to account those responsible for the killing of Chennakeshavalu, a TV reporter. According to media reports, Chennakeshavalu, a reporter for a local television channel EV5, was stabbed to death on the night of August […]