Press freedom in Albania is “deteriorating”, a coalition of press freedom organizations including the International Press Institute (IPI) said today following a three-day mission to the southeastern European country. In its preliminary findings, the coalition highlighted numerous challenges to independent journalism in Albania, including unresolved physical attacks against journalists, smear campaigns targeting the critical press […]

Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe is once again under attack. After the fall of communism, the region began transitioning to a freer environment for the media. But 30 years later, growing authoritarian tendencies are threatening those gains, panellists at the 2019 International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress said earlier this month. The panel discussion […]

From June 18 to 21 a coalition of seven international press freedom organizations will carry out a joint advocacy mission to Albania, focusing on improving the situation of press freedom and the safety of journalists. The mission will meet with journalists, editors, media owners, civil society representatives, members of the diplomatic community and high-level Albanian […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) announced today that award-winning Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab and Miami Herald World Editor John Yearwood were elected to the IPI Executive Board during IPI’s 62nd General Assembly, held on Monday in Amman, Jordan. Previously elected as chair of IPI’s North American Committee, Yearwood assumed the board seat of Ryan Blethen, […]