The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Brazilian government to implement measures approved by the country’s Human Rights Secretariat to promote the safety of journalists covering protests currently taking place in various cities across Brazil. At least 19 Brazilian and international journalists were attacked in Brazil between June 12, the day the ongoing […]

Lydia Ngoolo normally covers human interest stories for the Kenya Star. But when the reporter wrote about a house that some neighbours believe was once used by Osama bin Laden and continues to serve as a haven for militants, she began receiving threats by telephone. Ngoolo changed her phone number and went into hiding after […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned recent threats against Trinidad and Tobago journalist Mark Bassant that led the reporter to leave the country last week in fear for his life. On May 22, Bassant, a senior investigative reporter for the Caribbean Communications Network, Channel 6 (CCN TV6), released a video on the network stating […]

Emre Kizilkaya is the vice chair of IPI’s Turkish National Committee and a managing editor and coordinator at Turkish newspaper Hurriyet. He blogs regularly at The Istanbulian, Personal Chronicles of a Turkish Journalist, where this post originally appeared on May 27, 2014. It is reprinted here, with minor edits, by permission. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan […]