The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the sentencing of Ecuadorean journalist Yaco Martínez to one month in prison for defaming a former governor. Martínez, executive director of the newspaper La Nación in Ecuador’s northern Carchi province and a correspondent for El Universo, was also ordered by a Carchi Penal Court judge, Bayardo García, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed concern after a court in Baku yesterday sentenced an Azerbaijani journalist to nine years in prison on bribery-related charges that his supporters maintain were politically motivated. Former Khural editor Avaz Zeynalli has been behind bars since October 2011, when a pro-government lawmaker accused him of demanding money from her […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Venezuelan interim government to respect press freedom, refrain from any form of harassment of opposition media, and ensure the safety of journalists in the upcoming presidential election. The vote, to be held on April 14, will be a crucial test for the state of press freedom […]

The International Academy of Journalism (Intajour) announces the start of the application process for the third year of its fellowship program “Journalism in the Digital World”. Journalists from countries where press freedom is restricted can now apply online for the ten-month training program initiated and funded by the international media company Bertelsmann. “Our previous years […]