Two leading media organisations today called for the unconditional release of imprisoned Ethiopian journalists and pledged during a joint press freedom mission in the country to help improve the working and legislative environment for news media in Ethiopia. The International Press Institute (IPI) and World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) urged the government […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged African media leaders who are gathering in Ethiopia this week to unite in defending news organisations from government interference, including the use of anti-terrorism laws to suppress independent reporting. The African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) is taking place in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa from Nov. 6-8, […]

The need to combat impunity and the importance of media self-regulation were the guiding themes in a pair of resolutions approved this weekend by the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM), an IPI strategic partner. Gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the organisation’s biennial General Assembly, ACM members representing 11 countries called on regional governments to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today reiterated their call for Turkish authorities to identify and hold accountable police officers and others responsible for the brutal treatment of journalists covering demonstrations that gripped the country this year. “Numerous journalists reported that elements of the security forces […]