In light of Mexico’s Presidential elections that took place on July 1, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) reiterate thier call upon President-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, to prioritize the safety of journalists and bring an end to the violence and harassment that reporters face throughout the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemned the reported attacks against at least five journalists that took place when Palestinian police forcefully dispersed protests in Ramallah over the weekend, according to news reports. On Saturday, youths gathered to protest a planned meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli vice prime minister, and re-gathered on Sunday […]

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the International Press Institute (IPI) have expressed their grave concern as Venezuela’s main private TV channel Globovisión faces the possibility of closure as a result of an exorbitant fine and a freezing of its assets by the Supreme Court. WAN-IFRA’s press freedom mission to Caracas […]

Turkish security forces on June 26 conducted a raid at the offices of the Istanbul-based Güneş News Agency as part of a large-scale operation against the underground Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP), according to news sources.  Police units carried out the search at the news agency, which oversees the technical affairs of Etkin News Agency and weekly […]