Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI urges investigation into Honduran journalist’s death

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for Honduran authorities to fully investigate the death of TV journalist Carlos Fernández, who was fatally shot on Thursday in front of his home on the Caribbean island of Roátan. Carlos Gutiérrez, a colleague of Fernández who was with him on the night of the attack, told Univision that the journalist was […]

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Four Dominican Republic journalists publicly threatened

IPI today expressed solidarity with four Dominican Republic journalists recently threatened with death at a public event and it called on authorities to investigate the case and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

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Amenazados de muerte cuatro periodistas dominicanos en un acto público

El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) quiere expresar su solidaridad con los cuatro periodistas de la República Dominicana amenazados de muerte y pide a la justicia del país que actúe para que este tipo de episodios no se vuelvan a repetir e invita al Gobierno a que investigue el caso.

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IPI decries surge in violence against journalists in Yemen

A Yemeni NGO’s report that it documented 25 attacks on journalists in Sana’a over the space of two days early this week – including beatings, kidnappings and detentions – is cause for deep concern, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development said that the attacks on […]

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