The International Press Institute (IPI) today voiced concern after the heads of a Myanmar media group were detained on criminal defamation charges over an article suggesting that a local official accepted an expensive wristwatch in exchange for approving a development project. Eleven Media Group CEO U Than Htut Aung and Editor-in-Chief U Wai Phyo were […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today endorsed a call by the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) on governments to rethink relations with Turkey in light of ongoing efforts to silence independent media in the country. The ACM, a strategic partner of IPI, urged Caribbean governments to speak out against Turkey’s actions and to hold […]

At first glance, it looks to be a battle between David and Goliath: Greek political cartoonist Andreas Petroulakis against the country’s powerful defence minister and leader of the right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, Panos Kammenos. “For me it certainly feels like it,” Petroulakis, who is the defendant in a €1 million libel suit brought by […]

SEND A LETTER OF HOPE IPI invites colleagues to send a letter of support to the imprisoned journalists. These letters are intended to bring hope to all imprisoned journalists, and to remind them that the commitment of IPI as well as other international organisations to fight for their freedom will remain undeterred. These letters will not only […]