The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Brazilian authorities to immediately investigate yesterday’s murder of political reporter and blogger Décio Sá in Maranhão state. Brazilian media reported this morning that Sá was gunned down shortly before midnight in a bar in San Luis, Maranhão’s capital. Witnesses said an unknown assailant entered the bar and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Monday expressed concern at a crackdown on journalists in Bahrain over the past weekend as they sought to cover protests that accompanied a controversial Formula 1 racing event.  A number of journalists were denied entry into Bahrain, and those who were allowed in were prevented from reporting on demonstrations. […]

A series of journalists, and a media activist, were killed this week, and another was viciously attacked on Friday, starkly highlighting the grave global threats to the safety of journalists. The International Press Institute (IPI) was saddened to learn of the death of several citizen reporters in Syria, in the past few days, despite a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Azerbaijan’s government to hold accountable those responsible for beating five journalists in Baku yesterday. Security guards for the state oil company SOCAR allegedly severely beat Idrak Abbasov – a reporter with the Zerkalo newspaper and the Baku-based media-monitoring group Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) – and […]