The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a raid by Turkish police on the printing press of daily Cumhuriyet to prevent the newspaper from distributing an issue that authorities feared might contain images of Mohammed. Hurriyet Daily News reported that the raid came as Cumhuriyet was preparing to distribute an issue with a four-page supplement containing […]

Press freedom advocates this week cautiously greeted promises that press freedom in Sri Lanka will improve after former health minister and opposition coalition candidate Maithripala Sirisena unexpectedly unseated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election last Thursday, but some observers remained wary. Sirisena’s victory marks the first time an incumbent has been beaten out by an […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed concern today about missing Mexican journalist Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, who disappeared last week in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz. Sánchez, who reported on corruption among local officials and drug-related violence in the area, has been missing since the evening of Jan. 2, when his family reported that nine armed men […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) joined observers around the world in condemning the brutal attack today on the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were killed. UPDATE: This statement was revised on Jan. 8, 2015 to add further information on the victims and on the alleged attackers. “IPI is appalled […]