The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), and the Central European Initiative (CEI) have called for nominations for the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. A full description of the award and the criteria involved appears below. *********************************************************** CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits […]

An Austrian man who argued in an op-ed that some human smugglers perform a public service could spend up to two years in prison in a case that has chilling implications for free expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Michael Genner, the chairman of Asyl in Not (Asylum in Need), a Vienna-based group […]

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 […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), and the IPI Austrian National Committee, today expressed concern over the treatment of an Austrian Press Association (APA) photographer by far-right politicians in the Austrian state of Carinthia. On Thursday, as reported by Austria’s public broadcaster (ORF) and other Austrian news outlets, controversy broke out in the Carinthia state parliament […]