The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined a group of 20 global press freedom and human rights organizations in welcoming Myanmar’s creation of a Constitutional Amendment Committee tasked with supporting the country’s transition to democracy. The group is recommending specific changes to protect freedom of expression and media freedom in the constitution. Despite a promising […]

Read this in English. Das International Press Institute (IPI) bekräftigt erneut seine Forderung an die Türkei, die Anklage gegen den österreichischen Journalisten Max Zirngast fallen zu lassen, dessen Prozess aufgrund einer Terrorismusanklage ohne schlüssige Beweise am 11. April beginnen soll. Zirngast, der für links orientierte Zeitschriften wie re:volt und Jacobin geschrieben hat, wurde am 11. […]

Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI) today renewed its call on Turkey to drop charges against Austrian journalist Max Zirngast, whose trial on baseless terrorism charges is set to begin on April 11. Zirngast, who has written for leftist magazines such as re:volt and Jacobin, was arrested on September 11, 2018, in Ankara […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Tanzanian Editors Forum (TEF) welcome the openness expressed this week by government officials and political leaders in Tanzania to engage in constructive dialogue with national stakeholders aimed at improving the environment for quality, independent journalism. During a meeting with IPI and TEF on April 2, Information Minister Dr. […]