The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, but it said much more needed to be done to improve press freedom in the country. “We are pleased that this years-long nightmare for our colleagues appears finally to be drawing […]

The three-year sentence handed today to three Al Jazeera journalists by an Egyptian court is “outrageous and disgraceful”, the International Press Institute (IPI) said. Former Al Jazeera English Cairo Bureau Chief Mohamed Fahmy, Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste and Al Jazeera producer Baher Mohamed were convicted of practicing journalism without government permission and for spreading […]

Egypt should repeal new anti-terrorism legislation punishing journalists whose coverage of militant attacks does not toe the government line, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today as it released a broad list of recommendations intended to reverse the continuing deterioration of press freedom in the country. The recommendations, aimed both at Egypt’s government and at […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) said today that it was increasingly concerned for the well-being of imprisoned Egyptian freelance photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid and called on Egypt to release him without delay. Abou Zeid, also known as “Shawkan”, has been held without official charges since Aug. 14, 2013, when he was arrested while covering a […]