The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of publishers, editors and leading journalists dedicated to the defense and furtherance of press freedom around the world, has joined 32 other international human rights and press freedom organizations in calling for the immediate release of Mazen Darwish and others arrested during a raid on the Syrian […]

According to statistics from Serbia’s Ministry of Interior, attacks on journalists in the country have decreased in the past two years. In 2010, there were seven recorded attacks against journalists. In 2011, three cases of threats to journalists’ safety were recorded. The police have solved all of the above-mentioned cases, Serbia’s Minister of the Interior, […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a subsidiary of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned the alleged assault on a television crew from Belgrade-based Studio B TV. On Feb. 22, 2012, reporters from Studio B were filming in the downtown area of the Serbian capital when a person approached and threatened them, […]

The Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia appears to be sliding towards a tightly controlled media environment, the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today. SEEMO, a subsidiary of the International Press Institute (IPI), said it has observed a steady trend towards increasing pressure on journalists and that reporters are […]