The International Press Institute’s (IPI) Nepal National Committee today urged the Nepal government to immediately release journalist Sushil Pant and online portal owner Santosh Bhattarai, who were arrested in the capital Kathmandu on June 20. Guest editor of the online portal www.nepaliheadlines.com, Pant, and Bhattarai, the owner, were arrested by Nepali police for publishing a […]

Two distinguished scholars and accomplished journalists have been appointed to the board of the International Press Institute’s (IPI) North American Committee (NAC), the organisation announced. The two new members are Martha “Marty” Steffens, University of Missouri Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) endowed chair; and Mercedes Vigón, associate director of the International Media […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) last week completed a two-day emergency press freedom mission to Jordan, as a direct response to the suspension of more than 200 online news websites by the Jordanian authorities. The move came just two weeks after IPI’s World Congress in Amman May 19-21, and appears to place Jordan at odds […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today called for a halt to escalating rhetoric from Turkish officials targeting foreign journalists. Hurriyet reported that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting with members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) yesterday accused a Turkish BBC reporter […]