The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, stands in solidarity with its members in Myanmar and called for an immediate return to democratic rights amid Monday’s military coup d’état. The military took over the reins of power on February 1, after detaining Aung San […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Myanmar editor Nay Myo Lin and the blocking of number of websites in Myanmar. According to news reports, Nay Myo Lin, editor-in-chief of the Voice of Myanmar, based in city of Mandalay, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, welcomes the release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from the prison and urges Myanmar to ensure that their convictions are fully expunged. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, spent over 500 days […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for defending press freedom, today expressed disappointment over the decision of Myanmar’s Supreme Court to reject the appeal of two Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on alleged abuses by the country’s security forces. The Supreme Court did not provide a reason […]