“To our followers: The Népszabadság newsroom learned at the same time as the public that the paper was suspended with immediate effect. Our first thought is that it is a coup. We will get back to you soon.” With that short status update on the Facebook page of its web edition (nol.hu), Hungary’s biggest opposition […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called a court’s decision to imprison nine journalists from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper including IPI Executive Board Member Kadri Gürsel an attack on Turkish democracy and the basic values of free society. Authorities had placed the journalists in police detention on Oct. 31 as part of a mass operation against […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern that a proposed media bill now before Tanzania’s Parliament will curtail freedom of expression and press freedom in the country. The Media Services Act, 2016 will be tabled in Parliament today for final reading and is likely to be passed tomorrow. The bill is intended to replace […]

After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the radical Islamist organization promised that journalists could operate freely under the new government. Now, proof that the Taliban is betraying that commitment is quickly adding up, Afghan journalists told IPI. “The situation for journalists is getting worse everyday.”  On September 7, Taqi Daryabi and Nemat Naqdi, two journalists […]