On World Press Freedom Day, the International Press Institute (IPI) joined 13 other organizations in condemning journalist Eskinder Nega’s 18 year prison sentence, which was upheld by an Ethiopian court yesterday. The full text of the statement is below. Ruling by Ethiopia’s Supreme Court in Eskinder Nega Case Another Missed Opportunity Today, Freedom Now, Amnesty […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned an attack on Mufail Limani, editor-in-chief of the Kosovo public broadcaster Radio Television Kosovo (RTK). In the early morning hours yesterday, the entrance door of Limani’s private house was set on fire with a gas tank that exploded. […]

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on May 3, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced the winners of its 2013 World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer Awards. Two journalists – American reporter Marie Colvin and Japanese photojournalist Mika Yamamoto – are the posthumous recipients of IPI’s 2013 World Press Freedom […]

The Iraqi government has ordered the immediate closure of broadcast stations operating in the country, including Qatar-based, Al-Jazeera. This decision came after sectarian tensions boiled over into violence last week between predominantly Shiite Muslim security forces and Sunni Arab protesters. The Iraqi officials claimed that the broadcast stations, most of which are affiliated with Sunni […]