A disturbing article in the New York Times today chronicles the Syrian government’s crackdown on social media to stifle protest and destabilize the revolutionaries. As the article points out, since journalists are prohibited from entering the country, social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have become essential, not only to spread information outside the country, but […]

The International Press Institute today called on the Zambian Information Minister and the Zambian government to uphold recent promises that the media will be allowed to regulate itself. The global press freedom group also insists that the government continue talks with the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC), which the International Press Institute (IPI) believes should continue […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute, condemns the continuing violence and attacks against journalists in Northern Cyprus and urges the authorities to find the perpetrators of all the acts of aggression. On 18 May 2011, police used violence to disperse a protest organized in North Nicosia […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned at an apparent decline in press freedom in one of Africa’s hitherto most vibrant media environments. Uganda has recently seen a series of protests against rising costs and government corruption. At least eight people have been killed in violent clashes between security forces and protesters, and at least […]