A Myanmar court’s decision sentencing two journalists to prison at hard labour for allegedly defaming a military officer shows the need for the country to enact legal reforms to guarantee respect for media freedom, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. A court in the southern state of Mon yesterday handed two-month prison sentences to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the ongoing detention in Turkey of Mehmet Baransu, a columnist for daily newspaper Taraf. A court in Istanbul yesterday declined a request to release Baransu, who has been held since March 1 on allegations that he procured, publicised and then destroyed documents related to the Turkish state’s interests […]

Authorities in Myanmar urgently need to investigate the arrests and reported beatings by police officers of journalists covering recent protests and to punish all those responsible for the use of excessive force, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. “Reports that police officers targeted journalists seeking to cover demonstrations are shocking,” IPI Interim Executive Director […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Syrian government to release IPI World Press Freedom Hero Mazen Darwish, who has been imprisoned for over three years on spurious terrorism charges. IPI also called for the release of two of Darwish’s colleagues from the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) detained […]