A week after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave in to mass protests and resigned his post, the International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the military council to protect press freedom in the coming transition period. IPI calls on the authorities to allow local and foreign reporters to do their work freely, without fear of […]

IPI is saddened by the passing of reporter Anthony Shadid of the New York Times, who died of an apparent asthma attack while on assignment in Syria. Shadid, 43, is survived by his parents, wife and two children. The two-time Pulitzer Prize — winning journalist and author died while crossing the Syrian-Turkish border after a […]

A French and Dutch reporter have been attacked as they reported on protests against land sales in China, according to AFP. Remko Tanis, a reporter for the Netherlands Press Association, was attacked on 15 February. A journalist for French 24, Baptiste Fallevoz, and his fixer Jack Zhang were mobbed by a large group, whilst covering […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today addressed an open letter to Dwayne Gibbs, Trinidad & Tobago’s Commissioner of Police, regarding recent intimidation tactics against journalists and media houses perpetrated by the police force. Earlier this week, the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau of Trinidad and Tobago conducted a raid on the offices of Newsday, searched a senior […]