Following April’s presidential election, the International Press Institute (IPI) has continued to monitor events in Venezuela. Numerous recent incidents suggest press freedom remains under threat since President Nicolás Maduro officially took office. In recent weeks, there have been reports of a number of physical attacks against the media. On May 27, an explosive devise was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), condemned the Turkish government’s violent response to the ongoing protests throughout the country, in which at least five journalists have been injured, and urged authorities to allow local media to cover the events without restrictions. Two people have reportedly been […]

A joint delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Jordan-based Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) met with the king of Jordan last week following the close of IPI’s annual World Congress in Amman, Jordan. In the meeting Thursday with King Abdullah II, IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie, IPI Executive Board […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the arrest last week of a man accused of attacking two Ukrainian reporters at a political protest in Kiev and urged authorities to bring the other assailants to justice. RFE/RL reported that Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko told parliament on Tuesday that the suspect, Vadym Titushko, had been charged […]