A magistrate in Lusaka, Zambia today threw out the case against the Post editor Chansa Kabwela, who was charged with distributing obscene materials in a case brought against her by the state after she sent photos of a woman giving birth in the street to Zambia’s vice president and health minister to draw attention to the consequences […]

In a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on the occasion of his official visit to Asia, the International Press Institute (IPI), the Vienna-based global network of editors, journalists and media executives dedicated to media freedom, highlighted the importance of press freedom and freedom of expression, not only as a universal human right, but also […]

An International Press Institute (IPI) advocacy mission will travel to Caracas, Venezuela, on 15 November for four days of meetings with publishers, editors and journalists from a broad range of media, as well as government officials, opposition leaders, and representatives of civil society, to investigate the current press freedom climate in the country. Venezuela was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) will conduct a fact-finding mission to Ethiopia from 16-19 November 2009. IPI Director David Dadge will meet with representatives from a broad spectrum of the media, as well as government officials to discuss challenges to the media in the East African country. IPI has been involved in campaigning for a […]