To describe 2011 as a turbulent year for Syria would be an understatement. As other regimes in the Arab world have fallen, President Bashar al-Assad has ruthlessly clung to power. At every step, media attempts to shed light on developments have been thwarted. The government has cracked down on local journalists and denied access to […]

International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener, a Turkish investigative journalist and writer and winner of the Freedom of Expression Award, last week sent holiday greetings to colleagues and supporters from the Silivri prison. Şener, who was named an IPI World Press Freedom Hero in 2010 for his work, including his book […]

Media professionals have come under attack while covering clashes between protesters and security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo – in an echo of the violence against the media that occurred during the mass demonstrations that ousted former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power earlier this year, according to news reports. Reporters covering the latest […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is extremely concerned at the latest declarations by Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb-controlled entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska. On 13 December 2011, the president said that the Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) should […]