Following a three-day mission to Suriname as part of a six-country mission to the Caribbean, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today it looks forward to working with the Surinamese government on a legislative package that would decriminalise libel and insult as well as institute self-regulatory mechanisms to oversee media standards in the country. In […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is proud to congratulate its member and former IPI Finnish National Committee Chair Tapani Ruokanen for winning the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation’s Honorary Award on Oct. 9. The prize is awarded each year by the Finnish Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation in support of persons who make important contributions […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week mourned the loss of Finnish columnist, editor and long-time IPI member Olli Kivinen, 75, who died on Sunday of a sudden illness at his summer house in southern Finland. Kivinen was one of the strongest advocates among Finland’s media for the country’s European integration. In the late 1980s, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed disappointment in a European Court of Human Rights’ decision that a Finnish journalist’s arrest and conviction for ignoring police commands during a violent protest did not violate his right to free expression. A divided panel on Tuesday ruled that the interference with weekly Suomen Kuvalehti photographer Markus Pentikäinen’s […]