Arta FM announced today that local authorities lifted a ban on news broadcasts and would resume regular programming, a day after the International Press Institute (IPI) protested unexplained restrictions placed on the community radio station in northern Syria [see statement below]. “The international attention was very important and helpful [and] made clear that ARTA FM […]

At least 27 different violations against journalists covering demonstrations have been recorded by press freedom and human rights groups in Venezuela, as marches continued across the country today. The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern about the recent physical attacks on journalists and the confiscation of their equipment. “IPI condemns any violence against members […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Egyptian judges to dismiss terrorism-related charges against 20 Al Jazeera journalists and to immediately release those who remain in detention. Three weeks after their indictment by Egyptian prosecutors, the news photographers and correspondents are due to appear in a Cairo criminal court tomorrow on charges that include reporting […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and other leading international press freedom groups today urged British Prime Minister David Cameron to take immediate steps to safeguard press freedom and to ensure that his government’s actions are not used to justify media restrictions elsewhere in the world. IPI and other members of the Global Coordinating Committee of […]