The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed alarm at reports that an explosive device was detonated in front of the home of Montenegrin journalist Tufik Softic. The device exploded on Sunday night outside Softic’s house in the town of Berane while he was at home […]

The Freedom for Journalists Platform (GOP), an umbrella group representing local and national free expression groups in Turkey, has released a formal declaration calling on the country’s government to take major steps to reverse a sharp decline in the state of press freedom and freedom of expression in recent years. Members of the GOP, which […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned reported threats against journalists by city hall staff in the southern Serbian city of Nis. According to local sources, on Aug. 6 city hall security ejected a TV crew from local Nis-based TV Belle Amie. A video recorded […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned yesterday’s murder of Guatemalan radio journalist Jesús Lima, the third journalist killed in the country since the beginning of 2013. Lima, a 68-year old veteran broadcast journalist, was pronounced dead at the scene after unknown assailants shot him twice in Zacapa City, eastern province of Zacapa, on Aug. […]