The International Press Institute today urged Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to refrain from targeting journalists amid reports that at least two media workers were killed and many more wounded during violent clashes between the authorities and the opposition. Michael Deane, 59, a cameraman for Britain’s Sky News, was shot […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of a journalists in Egypt last week and expresses its concern for the safety of journalists covering the anti-government demonstrations there. IPI urges authorities to protect the rights of the media to peacefully cover the protests. According to international reports, a journalist was killed and seven […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern at Egypt’s apparent abuse of the country’s laws to intimidate journalists after two reporters known for their criticism of President Mohamed Mursi’s government were ordered to stand “expedited” criminal trials. On May 8, Magdy El-Galad, editor in chief of el-Watan newspaper, and Alaa El-Ghatrify, the newspaper’s managing […]

Excessive state regulation established by Ecuador’s newly passed media law poses a serious and immediate threat to independent journalism, the International Press Institute (IPI) stated in a special report released today. The report, a comprehensive review of press freedom developments in Ecuador since IPI’s visit to the country in May 2012, concludes that the situation […]