In October, Ethiopia’s 43-year-old reformist prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, made international headlines by becoming the first African statesman in over a decade to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Along with his critical role in building long-term peace and international cooperation in the Horn of Africa, the Nobel Committee also recognized the young leader’s remarkable success […]

The new European commissioner for values and transparency, Věra Jourová, assured the International Press Institute (IPI) in a meeting in November that the European Commission will do its utmost to ensure the protection of media freedom and media pluralism in the EU. Jourová told an IPI delegation, led by IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi, that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has joined a coalition of 9 other free expression, anti-corruption, and journalists’ organizations demanding independent and impartial investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The group released the call expressing fear of political interference amidst reports on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, has vehemently criticized the weekend raid on the office of award-winning media organization, Mada Masr, and the detention of its editors. In an open letter to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, IPI demanded that the government immediately put an […]