The International Press Institute (IPI) today renewed its call on Egypt to immediately free Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, who on Wednesday will spend his 100th day in detention. Hussein, an Egyptian national based in Doha, Qatar, was detained by Egyptian authorities on Dec. 20, when he entered the country on holiday to see his […]

Earlier this month, the International Press Institute (IPI) released a comprehensive study highlighting ways in which Hungary’s civil defamation laws present obstacles to the coverage of political affairs. While those findings add yet another dimension to Hungary’s press freedom challenges, focus in recent times has rightly been on the abuse of Hungary’s criminal defamation laws, […]

Leer en español The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned threats made by police officials against a journalist with the Spanish news site Público after the site revealed alleged corruption implicating members of law enforcement and it called on authorities to launch a comprehensive investigation. Público this week published recordings of telephone conversations in […]

Read in English El Instituto International de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) condena las amenazas de miembros del cuerpo de la policía vertidas contra una periodista del diario español Público, tras sacar a la luz una presunta trama de corrupción en la que éstos estarían implicados. Además, el IPI insta a la […]