Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida received the 2019 International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero award at a special ceremony as part of the 2019 IPI World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 5. At the same ceremony, the 2019 Free Media Pioneer award was conferred on Egyptian news site Mada Masr. Both awards are […]

Last year, 19 journalists were jailed on “false news” charges in Egypt, and more than 30 journalists are currently believed to be behind bars. But while the International Press Institute (IPI) continues to press for their release, the Egyptian government under President Fattah el-Sisi is constructing a powerful legal framework to support its crackdown on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today called on Egypt to uphold the rule of law and release Al Jazeera correspondent and IPI member Mahmoud Hussein. A Egyptian court on May 21 ordered Hussein’s release after nearly 900 days, a decision upheld by an appeals court on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today expressed dismay over the delay in the release of Al Jazeera journalist and IPI member Mahmoud Hussein from detention despite an order by a court in Egypt. A court in Egypt ordered the release of Mahmoud Hussein on May 23. As […]