The successful overthrow of long-time autocrats in Egypt and Tunisia has prompted demonstrations across the region – and corresponding attempts by the authorities and pro-regime supporters in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen and Libya to clamp down on the free flow of news. Although the violence in Bahrain and Yemen has reportedly decreased since Saturday, journalists still […]

At an IPI event held yesterday at the International Press Institute’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Russian investigative journalist Galina Sidorova, who is IPI Vice-Chairwoman and the former editor-in-chief of the monthly Sovershenno Secretno, spoke about recent changes in the Russian media and the difficulties that Russian investigative journalists face today. “The media situation has worsened […]

The International Press Institute has joined thirty three members of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) in calling for Ugandan President Yoweri Mousevani to ensure that press freedom is respected ahead of general elections, which are scheduled for Friday. The appeal, led by the Uganda-based Human Rights Network for Journalists and the Committee to […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns Thursday’s bomb attack on the weekly Galeria in Sofia, Bulgaria. A bomb exploded around 5:40 a.m. in front of the headquarters shared by the weekly publication and the Millennium publishing house in the central part of Sofia. […]