States in the Americas face an engrained culture of impunity for the killing of journalists, according to new analysis by the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. In 2019, at least […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today condemned the killing of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, also known as Ahmed Divela, an investigative journalist working for the organization Tiger Eye in Ghana. Hussein-Suale was shot dead the night of Wednesday, January 16 by unidentified assailants in Accra, Ghana’s capital, while […]

Three years after the killing of Ghana journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the IPI global network expresses deep concern over the lack of progress in the murder investigation. Hussein-Suale, an investigative journalist working for the organization Tiger Eye, was shot dead on January 16, 2019, by unidentified assailants while on his way home from work in Accra, […]

Around the world press freedom faced a litany of attacks in 2018, as political leaders unwilling to accept scrutiny increasingly jail, prosecute or undermine the credibility of critical journalists. As many as 78 journalists were killed in 2018, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Death Watch, as scores of murders in previous years remain […]