The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the reported beating and arrest, by soldiers, of David-Chyddy Eleke, a senior correspondent for Leadership newspaper, on Sep. 6. The incident occurred as Eleke was taking photographs of a demolition at the Arthur Eze Avenue in the Southeastern region of Awka, reports said. According to local reports, even […]

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday refrained from framing guidelines for the media for coverage of court proceedings but declared that the courts could, if necessary for the administration of justice, prohibit publication of any part of proceedings for a temporary period. The court said such postponement orders could be passed keeping in mind […]

Defying international criticism, the mayor of Bolivia’s largest city renewed his verbal assault on the media on Monday, repeatedly belittling a photographer whom he then drove out of a public press conference. Santa Cruz mayor Percy Fernández reportedly called Enrique Canedo, of El Deber, an “ass” with a “stupid face” and said, “I’d like to […]

The head of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee yesterday told those gathered outside an Istanbul courthouse where proceedings began against 44 journalists accused of supporting terrorism that “In this legal case, journalism is on trial”. Milliyet columnist Kadri Gürsel made the statement in remarks delivered on behalf of the National Committee, which […]