A Slovenian journalist was allegedly threatened with death on Sunday 10 October by a prominent Ljubljana-based businessman after investigating his company, the journalist told the International Press Institute on Thursday. Jaka Elikan, a reporter for Slovene business daily Finance, had been conducting investigations into Electa, a company owned by Jure Jankovic, son of Ljubljana mayor Zoran […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today appealed to the Zambian government to respect the principle of voluntary self-regulation of the media. IPI believes the government should support the launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) as a voluntary, self-regulatory body, by refraining from forcing public media to withdraw their membership. “While we are delighted that […]

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), the world’s oldest global press freedom organisation, relaunched the IPI Report series today with the publication of “Brave News Worlds”. The Report, featuring 42 contributors from across the globe, was produced in collaboration with the Florida-based Poynter Institute, one the premier journalism training centres in the world and edited […]

On 11 October, 23 retired Chinese Communist Party officials submitted an open letter to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) calling for the abolishment of censorship and the respect of press freedom, in line with Article 35 of China’s Constitution. The NPCSC includes approximately 150 members and has the power to modify […]