The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Palestinian Authority to release a journalist detained last week after he reported that Palestinian security services assisted Israel in apprehending the suspected murderers of two Israeli settlers. Palestinian journalist Salim Sweidan, a member of the board of directors of the Ma’an News Network, has been held […]

While a wave of police violence against photojournalists in Greece appears to have ebbed in recent months, the overwhelming majority of past incidents remain mired in impunity, a report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) has found. Statistics kept by the Hellenic Photojournalists’ Union (EFE) and included in the report indicate that just […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) today welcomed the passage of legislation intended to strengthen protections for the Greek media in defamation cases. Greek lawmakers on Dec. 22 overwhelmingly approvedcritical reforms to Greece’s Press Law, popularly known as the “press killer”, that were included in a bill legalising […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined calls for Poland’s president to reject a law that would effectively give the government control over the appointment of top managers of public service broadcasters. The law would give the treasury minister full control of appointing management level officials at Polskie Radio and Telewizja Polska (TVP), and would […]