The Week correspondent, Bidisha Ghosal, and the English-language daily Indian Express are the joint winners of the 2009 Award for Excellence in Journalism, presented by the Indian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI). The award ceremony will take place in December. “IPI congratulates the recipients of the IPI-India award on their important achievement,” said IPI Deputy Director […]

The Editors’ Guild of India and other local journalists’ associations on Thursday condemned the arrest and summary sentencing of the editor of Tamil newspaper Dinamalar, B. Lenin. On Wednesday, security agents in Chennai, in Tamil Nadu state, entered the offices of the Tamil daily newspaper, and took the news editor with them. Lenin’s arrest came after Dinamalar reported […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the decision of the Indian authorities to re-open Mizzima News head office in New Delhi. The office was sealed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on 16 April 2007. The decision to re-open the office followed pressure by Mizzinma’s supporters and international press freedom organisations, including IPI. Mizzima head […]

H.E. Shivraj Patil Indian Minister for Home Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs North Block, Central Secretariat New Delhi – 110 001 India Fax: +91-11-23093750/ +91-11-23092763 CC: H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India South Block, Raisina Hill New Delhi – 110 011 India Fax: +91-11-23019545/ +91-11-23016857 Vienna, 17 April 2007 Your Excellency, The International […]