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Journalist brutally assaulted in Pakistan

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the brutal attack on Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, and urged the Pakistani government to take immediate action against the perpetrators. According to media reports, unidentified men entered the apartment building where Toor lives and […]

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U.S journalist arrested while trying to leave Myanmar

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the arrest of U.S. journalist Danny Fenster by the authorities in Myanmar and demanded his immediate release and that of all other journalists arrested so far. Fenster, an American journalist who works as a […]

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Czech president’s office bars certain media outlets from receiving information

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today joined its Czech National Committee in condemning the decision announced by the head of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic, Vratislav Mynář, not to provide information to several media outlets. Among those to be excluded from […]

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Press freedom violations and attacks on journalists spiralling in South Asia

In recent months, arrests and legal harassment of journalists and media organizations have steadily risen in four South Asian countries – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal -, according to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom. Since January, as many as […]

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