The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over Russian authorities’ explanation of their decision to deny re-entry into the country for British journalist Luke Harding, the Moscow correspondent for daily newspaper The Guardian. Russia’s foreign ministry issued a short statement yesterday saying that Harding had violated “a whole series” of the terms of his […]

Media personnel continue to suffer in the ongoing demonstrations in Egypt, with an Egyptian journalist succumbing to injuries sustained during the protests. Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, a journalist working for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ta’awun, died Friday, 4 February, of injuries sustained when he was shot by a sniper a week before. Mahmoud was taking pictures of […]

Turkish state broadcaster TRT said yesterday that its Egypt correspondent, Metin Turan, was beaten by a group of pro-Mubarak demonstrators and lost a tooth in the attack, the International Press Institute (IPI) has learned from its IPI Turkish National Committee. The broadcaster reported that Turan was attacked by around 15 demonstrators with batons, and that […]

Latest Reported Attacks on Journalists in Egypt, Thursday 3 February: ***Click thru to article for latest or follow us on Twitter: @globalfreemedia*** Don’t forget to refresh for latest! Friday 4 February, “Day of Departure/Day of Loyalty”: * IPI website under DDOS attack on Friday 4 February. * Al-Jazeera releases statement saying that their Cairo offices were […]