A reporter for Al Jazeera has been missing in Syria since 29 April, the network said in a statement on its website, demanding immediate information on her whereabouts. The Syrian authorities have confirmed that Dorothy Parvaz is in their custody, news reports said. Parvaz, a 39-year-old journalist working with Al Jazeera’s English-language channel, has not […]

The body of a missing Pakistani journalist was found in the southwestern region of the country on 28 April, according to local media reports. Independent investigations have so far ruled out the possibility of his death being work-related. According to the Express Tribune, the bullet-riddled bodies of Sadiq Baloch, a member of Human Rights Commission […]

IPI Press Freedom Adviser for Africa and the Middle East Naomi Hunt is speaking at the  Oviedo Press Association World Press Freedom Day Event in Oviedo, Spain, on threats facing press freedom in the Middle East. Her speech is below. Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen.  Thank you very much to the Press Club of Oviedo […]

IPI Press Freedom Adviser for Europe Steven Ellis is in Istanbul to speak at the Congress of the Freedom for Journalists Platform, Turkey on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2011. His speech is below: We are here today to talk about press freedom in Turkey. IPI’s Director, Alison Bethel McKenzie, and our Press Freedom […]