The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over allegations made on Friday, June 8, in a blog post by Channel 4 reporter Alex Thomson, who claimed that members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) deliberately put him and his colleagues in the way of Syrian Army fire. Thomson, Channel 4’s anchor and chief correspondent, […]

Read in English Esta mañana, el Instituto Internacional de Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Asociación Mundial de Periódicos y Editores de Noticias (WAN-IFRA) hicieron un llamamiento a las autoridades mexicanas exigiendo el inmediato esclarecimiento de la desaparición el pasado viernes de una periodista mexicana de fuente policíaca y su hijo de […]

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa over the weekend announced he was “seriously considering” directing government ministers to only grant interviews to public media, the latest incident in the leftist administration’s clampdown on critical press. “Why do we have to give interviews … to Televisa, to Teleamazonas, to El Universo if they are private businesses?” Correa asked, according […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned cyber-attacks that brought down the websites of Russian media outlets that had broadcast information about opposition activities ahead of a mass protest rally scheduled in Moscow. AFP reported that attacks brought down the website of radio station Ekho Moskvy approximately 30 minutes before protesters started gathering for a […]