Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI condemns journalist killings in Afghanistan, DRC, and Haiti

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the recent killings of journalists in Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. IPI urges local authorities to investigate these cases and ensure that the perpetrators do not escape with impunity. IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi stated today: “IPI is extremely troubled by the dangerous conditions […]

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IPI calls on Yemen authorities to investigate killing of journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI) called on the Yemeni authorities to fully investigate last month’s killing of journalist Wajdi al-Subaihi, who was also known as al-Shabi. According to news reports and local journalists, gunmen in the city of Aden killed Al Subaihi, 30, late on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Sanaa-based Freedom Foundation reported that masked […]

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Libyan journalists face freer but more perilous environment

Two years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the news media in Libya enjoy greater freedom but the country remains a dangerous place for journalists, with numerous attacks reported in recent weeks and few signs that police and prosecutors are investigating the incidents. Journalists interviewed by the International Press Institute (IPI) report widening insecurity since […]

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Foreign media targeted in Egypt

Egyptian security forces and the Muslim Brotherhood opposition have targeted foreign journalists with harassment and detention since the military-backed government moved to crush protests, media workers have told the International Press Institute. One Egyptian journalist described a “vigilante” environment in the country where loyalists on both sides of the political divide were targeting news workers, […]

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