The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined three other international press freedom groups in an open letter urging European Union officials to stand in support of media freedom in Hungary after an ally of President Viktor Orbán purchased the country’s last domestically owned independent television broadcaster. The takeover of Hír TV, announced on August 1, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for media freedom, today welcomed the fact that Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri was finally brought before a court after two years of enforced disappearance, though it reiterated its call for Abiri’s release. Abiri, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Weekly […]

Journalists across Turkey currently face significant restrictions on their right to a fair trial as guaranteed by Turkish and international human rights law. Among the restrictions are new regulations preventing journalists from attending their trials in person and forcing them instead to give evidence via a video-conference system known by the acronym SEGBİS.

Kurdish journalists jailed in Turkey face particular challenges in defending their rights in court. In many cases, they are imprisoned hundreds of miles from the court in which they are being tried. The distances involved hamper the defendants’ family vists and access to legal support. Some defendants never appear in person before a judge or […]