On May 21, seven editors and columnists for the now-shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem were sentenced to jail terms varying from three years, nine months to 15 months on charges of “spreading terrorist propaganda”. The International Press Institute (IPI) is appalled at the verdict and condemns the mass targeting of Özgür Gündem journalists and editors-in-chief […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed deep concern over the U.S. government’s decision to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act. “The decision to prosecute him under the Espionage Act poses serious implications for press freedom in the U.S. […]

Foreign disinformation campaigns have been successful in weakening public trust in democratic mechanisms, while bolstering feelings of anger and frustration among certain groups, but have little impact on voters’ decisions and electoral results, according to a presentation by US journalist James Geraghty in Vienna earlier this week. A senior political correspondent for the National Review, Geraghty […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, has vehemently condemned the raid on the house of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody and seizure of his equipment by the San Francisco police on May 10. The police barged into Carmody’s house using a sledgehammer, handcuffed him and seized his camera, […]