The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned an armed attack on the Istanbul offices of two pro-government newspapers in Turkey this morning by masked attackers firing long-barrelled guns and throwing Molotov cocktails. No casualties were reported in the attacks targeting dailiesYeni Şafak and Yeni Akit. Both offices, however, suffered some damage. Local reports indicated that […]
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The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the murder of Mexican crime journalist Anabel Flores Salazar, whose body was found dumped alongside a highway yesterday morning the day after heavily armed gunmen abducted her from her home in Veracruz. Mexican authorities confirmed that the body of a woman found naked and bound with a plastic […]
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The International Press Institute (IPI) will join with world media leaders on Friday in Paris for a UNESCO-organised discussion on how better to increase the safety of journalists and end impunity for crimes against them. The international conference, titled “News organizations standing up for the safety of media”, will bring together top decision-makers of news […]
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Just over one year ago, Sri Lankans chose Maithripala Sirisena to be their next president, in a surprise rejection of incumbent leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, the man who had brought the country’s long-running civil war to a close. It was a historic result that triggered a wave of optimism among free expression defenders – a sentiment […]
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