The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the detention of Indian journalists Dhiren Sadokpam and Paojel Chaoba and demanded that charges against them be dropped. Sadokpam, editor-in-chief of the online news portal The Frontier Manipur and Chaoba, the executive editor of the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and pushed the media into uncharted territory. Across the globe press freedom has been undermined by governments to control the public narrative and cover up their inadequacies. Authorities have clamped down on the media to control information and public debate about the pandemic. Emergency regulations were put in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, and several partner media organizations today launched a cross-border cooperation to highlight attacks on journalists in South Asia to create public awareness and influence policymakers to end impunity for crimes against journalists. The project entitled “Covering and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently criticized the government of the Indian state of Kerala for promulgating an ordinance criminalizing defamation and urged its immediate withdrawal. The Kerala Police Act amendment ordinance, which was approved by the Governor of the Southern […]