In a new report released this week, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression has called on states to protect the right of whistle-blowers to disclose information in the public interest and to uphold the general principle of source confidentiality in law and practice. “A common thread ties together the right of access to information, […]

The Afghan government needs to tighten security measures and provide full support to media outlets after the Taliban threatened two major television networks in the country with “elimination”, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Amid a worsening situation for media since the fall of the embattled northern city of Kunduz in recent weeks, the […]

Zambian authorities must thoroughly investigate a recent incident in which a bullet was fired into the Lusaka newsroom of leading Zambian newspaper The Post, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The Post Executive Secretary Ernest Chanda told IPI that a bullet travelled through the roof of the newsroom and into the floor at approximately […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned an Iranian court decision convicting Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who holds dual U.S.-Iranian nationality, and called for his immediate release. A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, appeared on state TV late Sunday night to announce that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had convicted Rezaian. […]