The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has expressed grave concern to the government of Bangladesh over recent attacks on journalists and the detention of noted photojournalist Shahidul Alam. IPI urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a letter to take robust steps to prevent violence against journalists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today condemned the killing of three Russian journalists in the Central African Republic on July 30. Journalist Orkhan Dzhemal, director Alexander Rastorguyev and cameraman Kirill Radchenko were shot dead in an ambush outside the town of Sibut, approximately 200 km northeast […]

Lea esta noticia en español. The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed its deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of journalist Francisco Romero whose body was found on Thursday, May 16, with multiple contusions and gunshot wounds in the town of Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The murder of Romero, a crime reporter for newspapers Playa […]

Zimbabwe is preparing for its first general election after Robert Mugabe’s 37-year regime ended last year. As the poll date of July 30 nears, the safety of journalists is fast crumbling in the country. Last week, the country’s journalists sounded the alarm, after Zimbabwe Defence Forces’ (ZDF) director of public relations, Colonel Overson Mugwisi, attacked […]