The murder of yet another journalist in Pakistan this week because of his journalistic work once again raises the issue of journalists’ safety and the importance of ending the impunity both in that country and worldwide. Senior journalist Zaman Mehsud of Tank District in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was gunned down on Tuesday, one […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged the Indian government to conduct a full probe into Saturday’s mysterious death of a journalist investigating a high-profile scandal involving state-run tests, and to take steps to protect journalists who cover corruption. Akshay Singh, 38, was the third journalist who had been investigating corruption to die in India […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern about the state of press freedom in Bangladesh following the arrest of a prominent, pro-opposition magazine editor on sedition charges on the heels of the murder of another secular blogger by extremists earlier this month. Authorities on Saturday arrested Shafik Rehman, editor of popular Bengali monthly magazine […]

The year 2015 was one of the deadliest on record for journalists around the world, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today, with 108* journalists believed to have died as a direct result of their job and 36 more killed under circumstances that remain murky. IPI added 108 names from 2015 to its Death Watch, […]