The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, criticises the recent deportation of Fiji Sun publisher Russell Hunter. According to information before IPI, the office of Fiji’s Defence and Immigration Minister issued a statement claiming that Hunter had acted in a manner that was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the imposition of a ban on the distribution of a prominent Palestinian daily newspaper in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas-led government. According to information before IPI, on 3 February, the pro-Fatah Al Ayyam newspaper […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, welcomes the establishment of a Press Freedom Monitoring Centre in Kathmandu by IPI’s National Committee in Nepal. The Centre, which started operating on 12 February, will monitor the status of, and challenges to, press freedom and […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed by the recent death threat against Croatian journalist Drago Hedl. According to information before SEEMO, on 12 February 2008, Drago Hedl, editor of […]