The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), yesterday presented Bülent Mumay, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet.com.tr with the 2013 SEEMO Human Rights Award. Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO’s secretary general, gave the award to Mumay at a ceremony at Hürriyet’s headquarters in Istanbul. SEEMO recognised Mumay for his human rights-oriented editorial […]

Read in English Il reste deux ans et 26 jours aux gouvernements pour atteindre les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD), fixés en 2000 par l’ONU, en réponse aux grandes  déclarations en faveur de l’amélioration de la condition humaine. Moyennant un effort supplémentaire, plusieurs objectifs pourraient être atteints alors que pour d’autres, un urgent besoin de […]

Vendepatria. Roughly translated: National sellout, traitor to the homeland, turncoat. That was the invective that greeted Ecuadorean investigative journalist Janeth Hinostroza as she arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City on Nov. 26 to accept an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ). The hurlers of the insult weren’t, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today joined international calls demanding accountability after Ukrainian security forces reportedly beat dozens of journalists and others covering demonstrations in Kiev. The office of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović yesterday said that “more than 40 journalists […]