Members of the International Press Institute on Monday unanimously passed 10 press freedom-related resolutions, during the global press freedom organisation’s 59th General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The resolutions covered: a call for the release of journalists in Iran; a call on the Ukrainian authorities to end impunity and allow independent television stations to operate; a […]

The International Press Institute’s 60 World Press Freedom Heroes were honoured on Tuesday night at Vienna City Hall in a ceremony also marking IPI’s 60th year defending press freedom around the world. Of the full 60 IPI World Press Freedom Heroes, 20 were able to attend last night’s ceremony, together with hundreds of participants in […]

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), the world’s oldest global press freedom organisation, opened its annual World Congress on Saturday with a reception at the Hotel Savoyen, Vienna. The Congress, which will mark 60 years since the founding of the organisation, will see over 360 participants from 62 countries join the four-day programme.  Under the […]

As part of this year’s European Forum Alpbach, the International Press Institute (IPI) held a panel discussion titled, “Politicians Construct and Journalists Search for Reality?”, on Monday, 30 August 2010. The IPI panel brought together prominent figures from both sides of the divide to examine the interplay and power dynamics between journalists and politicians, particularly […]