Conflicting reports indicate that a media owner and managing director of a radio station in Nepal was found dead on July 7 in a neighbouring district in India. The Press Trust of India reported that police said Santosh Gupta – managing director of the Birgunj-based Radio Bindaas FM, which Gupta founded only three months earlier […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at new threats against Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip, the Minsk correspondent of Moscow-based daily newspaper Novaya Gazeta. On June 22, Khalip found a chicken head in a plastic bag placed inside an unstamped envelope left in […]

In light of Mexico’s Presidential elections that took place on July 1, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) reiterate thier call upon President-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, to prioritize the safety of journalists and bring an end to the violence and harassment that reporters face throughout the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemned the reported attacks against at least five journalists that took place when Palestinian police forcefully dispersed protests in Ramallah over the weekend, according to news reports. On Saturday, youths gathered to protest a planned meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli vice prime minister, and re-gathered on Sunday […]