The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed outrage at the beheading of freelance American journalist Steven Sotloff by a militant affiliated with the Islamic State. “There are no words to truly express the shock, sadness and outrage we feel over the reports of the brutal murder of Mr. Sotloff,” IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the apparent murder of freelance American photojournalist James Foley by militants seeking to carve out an Islamic state in Iraq and Syria. A video posted online yesterday purported to depict an extremist from the Islamic State beheading Foley, who disappeared in Syria in November 2012 while reporting on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday joined an international call for an end to two decades of repression and impunity for human rights violations in Gambia on the 20th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh’s rise to power. The full text of the statement, also posted on the website of Article 19, appears below. Joint Statement […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern for the safety of journalists in Gaza after Al Jazeera accused Israeli forces of firing on its local bureau. The Guardian reported that Israel’s military denied having targeted the building after Al Jazeera correspondents said yesterday that two shots were fired into its 11th-floor office. The network […]