Egyptian voters have approved an amended Constitution that strengthens guarantees of freedom of the press and expression and a ban on government interference in the news media. In response to the vote, the International Press Institute (IPI) today urged the interim government to live up to the spirit of the new fundamental law by freeing […]

Mexico’s response to an armed attack on the home of one of its most-esteemed investigative journalists will indicate how seriously the country’s government takes journalist safety, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. According to reports, a group of approximately 10 armed assailants stormed the residence of Anabel Hernández in Mexico State on Dec. 21, […]

The South East Europe Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned the latest physical attack on a journalist in Montenegro. On Friday evening in the town of Niksic, an unknown assailant attacked daily newspaper Dan correspondent Lidija Nikcevic in the street, repeatedly striking her in the head with a stick […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed alarm at a recent bomb attack targeting journalists from the daily Vijesti in Podgorica, Montenegro. The explosion happened on Thursday at approximately 11:30 p.m. under windows of the office of Vijesti’s editor-in-chief, Mihailo Jovovic, causing material damage to […]