The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed deep concern over Tanzanian authorities’ decision last week to suspend highly circulated regional newspaper The East African. The newspaper, which has been in publication for 20 years, was removed from circulation following notice by Tanzanian officials in a Jan. 21 letter that it must cease publication until it […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) was saddened to learn that the body of Mexican journalist Moises Sanchez, who was kidnapped earlier this month, was found on Saturday near the edge of Medellin de Bravo in Veracruz. Sanchez disappeared on Jan. 2, when nine armed men in civilian clothing removed him from his home. He published […]

Leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is waiting for a call from his lawyer to know when he will need to appear in court to appeal the verdict that left him facing a six month prison sentence for comments posted on Twitter. A court convicted Rajab of insulting public institutions after he suggested that […]

A court in Bahrain yesterday ordered prominent human rights defender and activist Nabeel Rajab imprisoned for six months for having suggested in posts on Twitter that there were links between Bahrain’s security forces and the Islamic State group. Rajab, who remains banned from travel, reportedly plans to appeal, but must pay a fine of 200 […]