The International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to announce that the Norway-based Fritt Ord Foundation has joined the 2018 IJ4EU fund as a contributing partner. Fritt Ord has provided IPI with a grant of 200,000 NOK (approximately 26,500 euros) to provide additional financial support to projects selected by the independent jury last month. The additional […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for media freedom, today described the decision of a court in Myanmar to try two Reuters journalists for breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act as a gross of violation of freedom of expression and press freedom. The two reporters, Wa […]

Five journalists with Turkey’s Zaman newspaper today were given jail sentences of up to 10 years on terror-related charges following a ten-month trial. An additional six defendants in the case were acquitted.

A kiss on the cheek, a hand around the shoulders. The 2018 World Cup in Russia has exposed the sexual harassment that journalists – especially female journalists – face in the line of duty, with several acts having been caught on camera. These incidents have received wide attention, as journalists have shared their experiences on […]