According to information before IPI, a television station in the eastern Zayouna district of Baghdad was attacked by unidentified assailants early in the morning of 12 October, resulting in the death of 11 employees. The attackers, some wearing police uniforms, drove up to the office of the Shaabiya satellite television station in a convoy of […]

Authorities in India must thoroughly investigate the killing of renowned journalist Gauri Lankesh, shot dead outside her home in Bangalore on Tuesday, to make sure such crimes against journalists are not met with impunity, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Lankesh, founding editor of the Kannada-language weekly tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was found dead […]

Friends and colleagues of Kadri Gürsel, who remains incarcerated in Turkey’s Silivri Prison, have committed themselves to fighting for his release and that of all journalists in jail in the country. In light of recent events, Turkey has become the biggest jailer of journalists, with almost 140 currently behind bars, prompting international criticism. According to […]

“We will not stop fighting until you and your colleagues walk free”, IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi concluded in the letter she addressed directly to IPI Executive Board Member Kadri Gürsel and all journalists currently in jail in Turkey. The letter is intended to bring hope to all imprisoned journalists, and specifically to Kadri Gürsel, […]