The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for an immediate end to the pressure and intimidation against N1 TV journalist Jelena Zorić by the defense lawyer in a major drug trial in Serbia. IPI, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, also called on the lawyer, Svetislav Bojić, to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) commemorates deeply respected Turkish investigative journalist Uğur Mumcu who was assassinated 28 years ago. On January 24, 1993, Mumcu was killed in front of his house in Ankara after a bomb that had been placed in his car exploded. The assassination was claimed by a series of fundamentalist groups.

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi and demanded his immediate release. Hamdi, who is known for his animations on social and political issues, was arrested early on January 25 after he had posted online […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed serious concern over the recent increase in threats and violence against journalists in the Netherlands. Over the past few days, several journalists and TV crews have been threatened, insulted or physically attacked by groups of […]