The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned efforts by Venezuela’s government to block CNN en Español, which officials accused of broadcasting “war propaganda” after it reported claims that Venezuela illegally sold visas and passports to individuals with possible links to terrorism. The broadcaster was taken off air for at least 70 days on Wednesday […]

Independent online news portal Doha News has blasted the Qatari government’s ongoing block of the website in the country, saying that the nearly-three-month-old effort amounted to censorship. The country’s two telecommunications providers, Ooredoo and Vodafone, have blocked access to Doha News since Nov. 30 and the site is only accessibly through a Virtual Private Network […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined seven other international free expression and media freedom defenders in calling on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to appoint a new Representative on Freedom of the Media without delay and ensure the Office’s achievements over the last two decades are not lost. The groups […]

Lea este artículo en español Dominican Republic investigators need to conduct a full investigation into the murder of two media workers killed yesterday when unidentified gunmen entered the radio station where they worked and opened fire, the International Press Institute (IPI) said. Presenter Luis Manuel Medina with radio station FM 103.5 in San Pedro de […]