The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 65th Annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress on March 21, 2016 in Doha, Qatar, adopted by unanimous vote a resolution calling on the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to respect the fundamental human rights of free expression and media freedom […]

The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 62nd Annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress on May 20, 2013 in Amman, Jordan, adopted by unanimous vote a resolution calling on Yemen to release journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaia in the absence of evidence linking him to terrorist activity. Shaia is a […]

This special report examines how the media covered the Arab Spring, in a time when normal citizens stepped up and into the role of the press. Through the eyes of citizens, journalists were able to report what was happening on the ground. The Arab Spring forced many to look at the wider question of who should be protected as a journalist during times […]