A high-level delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) met today in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to discuss the media climate in Egypt, including the protection of journalists. The meeting capped two days of fact-finding discussions with Egyptian lawyers, human rights groups and journalists. The foreign minister and the delegation agreed on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined calls urging Egyptian authorities to release four Al Jazeera English (AJE) journalists detained in Cairo on Sunday. State security agents reportedly interrogated the four journalists yesterday in connection with interviews they conducted with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which the government recently labelled a “terrorist organisation”. Egypt’s Interior […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its Turkish National Committee, as well as IPI’s affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today welcomed the release of two Turkish journalists from prisons in Ankara and Cairo. A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of journalist Mustafa Balbay, who has been behind bars since March […]

Since the Egyptian military seized power on July 3, 2013, foreign and domestic journalists and news organisations working in the country have faced harassment, detention and broadcast prohibitions. Underscoring the challenges facing journalists in Egypt, International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie and Al-Jazeera Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara will discuss violations […]