Concern over the deteriorating state of press freedom in Turkey and its impact on upcoming Nov. 1 parliamentary elections have prompted a coalition of international free expression groups to undertake an emergency press freedom mission to the country next week, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today.

Uluslararası Basın Enstitüsü (IPI) bugün, Türkiye’de ifade özgürlüğünün gerilemesi ve bu durumun 1 Kasım’daki genel seçime etkisi üzerine duyulan endişenin uluslararası ifade özgürlüğü gözlemcilerini, ülkede bu hafta ortaklaşa acil basın özgürlüğü misyonunu gerçekleştirmeye yönelttiğini duyurdu.

The Afghan government needs to tighten security measures and provide full support to media outlets after the Taliban threatened two major television networks in the country with “elimination”, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Amid a worsening situation for media since the fall of the embattled northern city of Kunduz in recent weeks, the […]

Zambian authorities must thoroughly investigate a recent incident in which a bullet was fired into the Lusaka newsroom of leading Zambian newspaper The Post, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The Post Executive Secretary Ernest Chanda told IPI that a bullet travelled through the roof of the newsroom and into the floor at approximately […]