Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahar was released on bail from Tehran’s Evin prison on Saturday, 17 October upon payment of approximately $300,000 (US) bail. Bahar, a well-known documentary filmmaker and reporter for Newsweek, was held in prison without charges for 118 days in solitary confinement under accusation of spying. He was jailed on 21 June during the […]

Earlier this month, an IPI delegation visiting Russia met with media activist and chairperson of Centre for Journalism in Extreme Situations, Oleg Panfilov. The delegation asked Panfilov about his opinions on, expectations for and feelings about the means to help improve press freedom in Russia, a country considered one of the most dangerous in which […]

The editor-in-chief of the Zambian daily newspaper the Post, Fred M’membe, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday 14 October to contempt of court for publishing an op-ed about ongoing “obscenity” proceedings against fellow Post journalist, Chansa Kabwela. The first hearings into the contempt case will now go ahead on 29 and 30 October, with M’membe facing up to six […]

On Sunday, a delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) will be travelling to Lebanon to meet with journalists and editors from a broad range of Lebanese media outlets, as well as political leaders, government officials, and local press freedom advocates, to discuss the current press freedom climate. Although the media in Lebanon is diverse, […]