Syrian forces should immediately release foreign journalists currently being held captive in the country and ensure that all journalists are free to report on the civil war without the threat of abduction, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Dozens of journalists have reportedly been abducted and 11 killed in Syria so far this year […]

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) today marked the 19th anniversary of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s rise to power with the launch of a campaign to highlight the continued deterioration of press freedom in the country. The MFWA’s “Gambia Day of Action” calls on Internet users worldwide to protest a “new draconian Internet law” […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern over pressure on journalists in Bulgaria, including a number of recent attacks. The latest case came on July 7, when a fan of the football club CSKA allegedly attacked Anton Toni Chalakov, a photographer with the daily […]

Sometimes making a little noise can make a big difference. That may have been the case yesterday in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, where members of the upper house of Parliament, the Senate, have reportedly returned a controversial electronic defamation bill back to the lower house (House of Representatives) for further deliberations. IPI warmly […]