Excessive state regulation established by Ecuador’s newly passed media law poses a serious and immediate threat to independent journalism, the International Press Institute (IPI) stated in a special report released today. The report, a comprehensive review of press freedom developments in Ecuador since IPI’s visit to the country in May 2012, concludes that the situation […]

The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, is deeply concerned by the prevailing uncertainty and obstruction that have led the National Authority to Reform Information and Communication (INRIC) to end its work. IFEX-TMG members are disturbed by the closure of INRIC, the repeated failures of the […]

At a panel discussion on “Improving the safety of traditional media workers and new media practitioners,” sponsored by the International Press Institute (IPI) in the course of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day conference in Tunis, Tunisia, panellists and other participants sought to identify effective mechanisms to ensure the safety of journalists worldwide. “Murders and other […]

A panel discussion supported by the International Press Institute (IPI) during UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in Tunis, Tunisia, will look at effective ways to stop attacks against journalists and improve journalists’ safety. The panel discussion, scheduled to take place on May 4 at 4 pm, will look at successes and failures of ongoing […]