The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in sending a letter to political leaders in Albania raising concerns over the ruling Socialist Party’s apparent plans to push ahead with a controversial package of online media laws without implementing changes suggested by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission. The letter, […]

English version. El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés), una red global de directores y periodistas de los principales medios de información en defensa de la libertad de prensa, condena las detenciones ilegales de varios periodistas colombianos cubriendo las protestas en Bogotá. El 8 de septiembre, agentes de la Policía […]

Versión en español. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arbitrary detentions of numerous Colombian journalists covering the Bogota protests. Following the events of September 8, when lawyer Javier Ordoñez was tasered and murdered by police officers after violating lockdown measures, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the murder of reporter and news show host, Jobert ‘Polpog’ Bercasio, and called for authorities to bring those responsible to justice. At around 8pm on Monday September 14, Bercasio was fatally shot by two men […]