The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the sentencing last week of two critical journalists in Togo to three years in prison. IPI calls for the sentence to be overturned and urges authorities in Togo to stop the legal harassment of journalists. On March 15, 2023, a court in Lomé, the capital of Togo, sentenced two […]

The IPI global network expresses concern after more than three dozen attacks on journalists were reported in the context of Nigeria’s recent presidential, legislative, and governorship elections, and calls on the Nigerian authorities to hold those responsible to account. Nigeria held presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25 and governorship and House of Assembly […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response partners in expressing concern over the recent developments in Republika Srpska, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the government has introduced amendments to the Criminal Code that would re-criminalise defamation. In the discussions around the proposal, entity President Milorad Dodik accused journalists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) calls on authorities in Senegal to release journalist Pape Ndiaye of the privately owned media house Walf TV and urges the government to repeal legislation that criminalizes the publication of false news and other provisions that continue to unjustifiably infringe on free expression. Ndiaye was arrested on March 3, 2023 […]