Turkey’s worrying press freedom atmosphere took a disturbing turn for the worse this morning as a series of increasingly troubling incidents targeting journalists and media in the last 30 days culminated in the brutal beating of a newspaper columnist outside his home. Hürriyet newspaper columnist Ahmet Hakan and his bodyguard were attacked shortly after midnight […]

Read this article in English El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) recibe con satisfacción la decisión de la Secretaría Nacional de Comunicación de Ecuador, SECOM, de archivar el expediente de disolución de Fundamedios, organización que defiende la libertad de información en Ecuador. No obstante, dicha decisión, emitida el pasado […]

Myanmar is currently readying itself for upcoming elections set to take place on Nov. 8, with 30 million voters expected to take part; an election broadly seen as the most crucial step, among other positive developments, in the country’s transition toward democracy.

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed deep sadness at the news of the death of former IPI Executive Board Member and respected Nigerian journalist Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, who was tragically killed in a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The first female editor at the Sunday Triumph Kano, Bilkisu served on IPI’s Executive […]