The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Egyptian journalist Mohamed Mounir and called on Egypt to immediately release him. Mounir, founder of the Front for the Defense of Journalists and Freedoms, was arrested by security forces in the morning […]

Across the European Union and Candidate Countries, cartoonists have been targeted for their work by state and non-state actors from within and outside Europe. This includes online harassment and threats, attempted censorship and legal prosecution. The MFRR partners, joined by Cartooning for Peace (CfP) and Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI), condemn these attacks against press […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 40 other human rights organisations in calling on Bahrain to end reprisals against a journalist accused of unlawfully working for international media and to respect all journalists’ right to report. Nazeeha Saeed, an award-winning journalist […]

The conviction of journalist and IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa is highly deplorable and marks a sad day for press freedom in the Philippines, the International Press Institute (IPI) said.  The Manila Regional Trial today convicted Ressa, CEO of the news website Rappler, and former Rappler writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on charges of cyber […]