At least 35 journalists have been injured in violent clashes that have rocked Ukraine’s capital since Sunday, the Kiev-based Institute for Mass Information (IMI) said today. Journalists covering the clashes reported being hit by rubber bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades, and having suffered beatings at the hands of members of the security services, the […]

A newly passed government secrecy law in Honduras threatens the efficacy of the country’s freedom-of-information legislation, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The Official Secrets Law was passed on Jan. 13 , though it is now Opens external link in new windowsuspended pending further study. Under its current terms, all government bodies would have […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today condemned Ukrainian lawmakers’ approval of sweeping anti-protest legislation that would recriminalise libel and severely restrict freedom of expression and assembly. Passed hastily and without debate yesterday by a show of lawmakers’ hands amid Opens external link in new windowscuffles […]

Leading into the International Press Institute (IPI)’s April 12 to 15 World Congress in Cape Town, IPI’s News Innovation Platform (IPI-NIP) will host a one-day symposium on digital media, focusing on sustainability, on Monday in Johannesburg. The event, titled “Opens external link in new windowChallengeSSS of the New Age”, will take place at the 54 […]