Ahead of a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers on August 13, the Vienna-based International Press Institute has called on Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to push for a united EU condemnation of violence against journalists covering the ongoing protests in Belarus. Dozens of journalists have been physically assaulted or detained by security forces in […]

Tanzania has taken another step towards stifling press freedom in the country by banning the use of foreign content by the national media. In a bizarre move, the Tanzanian government announced on August 10 that local media would not be allowed to use content produced by foreign media organizations, according to news reports and Tanzanian […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Belarus to stop all attacks on journalists covering protests across the country following a disputed presidential election on August 9. Protesters took to the streets in nine cities across the country after […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the decision by Sudan’s Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC) to forcibly close Taiba radio and TV channel on August 6, resulting in this dismissal of 105 journalists and media workers. “The government of Sudan is suppressing […]