The 5th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Forum will be held in Vienna, Austria, on Feb 27-28. Two sessions on Wednesday afternoon will discuss how freedom of the media, media pluralism and diversity of media content contribute to fostering public debate, democracy and awareness of diverse opinions. IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie will […]

A delegation of the International Press Institute has completed a weeklong research mission to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza that focused on the current status of conflict coverage by local media. The team included: IPI World Press Freedom Hero Daoud Kuttab, who runs Ammannet.net in Jordan; IPI Senior Press Freedom Adviser Naomi Hunt; and […]

At least 18 journalists were injured in Bangladesh Friday when supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami Islamist party attacked them, shouting slogans following Friday’s Juma weekly prayers in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Nineteen Islamist organisations staged demonstrations. Talking to journalists near the Baitul Mukarram national mosque, Md Nazmul, deputy commissioner of police in Motijheel division, told The […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned two recent attacks on journalists in Bangladesh and called on authorities to conduct full investigations into the incidents. News website bdnews24.com reported today that Senior Correspondent Sumon Mahbub was targeted last night by the driver of a vehicle who struck Mahbub as he rode his motorcycle and fled […]