The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over the deaths of two Kurdish journalists – one murdered in Duhok City in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, the other killed while covering fighting between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Islamic State group militants near Mosul – within a period of just two days. Mustafa Said, a cameraman for […]

The Iraqi government has ordered the immediate closure of broadcast stations operating in the country, including Qatar-based, Al-Jazeera. This decision came after sectarian tensions boiled over into violence last week between predominantly Shiite Muslim security forces and Sunni Arab protesters. The Iraqi officials claimed that the broadcast stations, most of which are affiliated with Sunni […]

The International Press Institute condemned the violent attacks carried out against four Baghdad newspapers on Monday, and expressed its concern over the continued insecurity of journalists working in Iraq. Four Baghdad newspapers – Al Parliman, Al Dustour, Al Mustaqila, and Al Nas – were attacked by gunmen on April 1, 2013, according to news reports. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned about the safety of journalists in the Middle East and North Africa following a number of press freedom violations that have been reported since the beginning of the month. Recent attacks on journalists in Lebanon, Iraq and Oman, and new laws on the table in Iraq, Egypt and […]